Open AccessImpact of HIV-Status Disclosure on HIV Viral Load in Pregnant and Postpartum Women on Antiretroviral Therapy
Author(s) -
Kirsty Brittain,
Claude A. Mellins,
Robert H. Remien,
Tamsin K Phillips,
Allison Zerbe,
Elaine J. Abrams,
Landon Myer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002036
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , confidence interval , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , obstetrics , young adult , postpartum period , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , genetics , biology
HIV-status disclosure is widely encouraged by counseling services, in part because it is thought to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and thus HIV viral suppression. However, few longitudinal studies have examined the impact of disclosure on HIV viral load (VL) during pregnancy and postpartum.