Open AccessTiming of antenatal care and ART initiation in HIV-infected pregnant women before and after introduction of NIMART
Author(s) -
Coceka Nandipha Mnyani,
Edmore Marinda,
Helen Struthers,
Margaret L. Gulley,
R Machepa,
McIntyre Ja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
southern african journal of hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2078-6751
pISSN - 1608-9693
DOI - 10.4102/sajhivmed.v15i2.20
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transmission (telecommunications) , pregnancy , family medicine , health care , obstetrics , pediatrics , viral load , biology , economic growth , electrical engineering , economics , genetics , engineering
In this review of routinely collected data from five community health centres in the Johannesburg Health District, we assess timing of antenatal care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in HIV-infected pregnant women before and after the introduction of nurse-initiated management of ART in antenatal clinics. There are important lessons to be learnt as we reflect on the South African prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme.