Open AccessCharacterizing Viral Load Burden Among HIV-Infected Women Around the Time of Delivery: Findings From Four Tertiary Obstetric Units in Gauteng, South Africa
Author(s) -
Faith Moyo,
Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani,
Tanya Y. Murray,
Karl-Günter Technau,
Sergio Carmona,
Tendesayi Kufa,
Gayle Sherman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002267
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , interquartile range , breastfeeding , pregnancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , immunology , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV requires sustained viral load suppression during pregnancy and breastfeeding among women living with HIV (WLHIV). Antenatal antiretroviral therapy coverage is reported at >95% in South Africa, but viral load suppression rates are unknown. We describe maternal VL burden around time of delivery at 4 tertiary obstetric units (TOUs) in Gauteng Province.