Open AccessModelling the potential impact of providing preexposure prophylaxis in pregnant and breastfeeding women in South Africa
Author(s) -
Dvora Joseph Davey,
LindaGail Bekker,
Yolanda Gomba,
Thomas J. Coates,
Landon Myer,
Leigh F. Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002221
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , pregnancy , pre exposure prophylaxis , obstetrics , demography , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , young adult , gynecology , environmental health , pediatrics , family medicine , men who have sex with men , gerontology , genetics , syphilis , sociology , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
HIV-uninfected pregnant and breastfeeding women are at high risk of HIV acquisition, contributing to vertical transmission of HIV. Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is safe in pregnancy, but PrEP in pregnancy is not policy in many countries including South Africa. We evaluated the potential impact of providing PrEP for pregnant/breastfeeding women using a HIV model for South Africa.