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TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
卷 21, 期 2, 页码 202-209出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12637
关键词
Option B; Operational Research; SORT IT; Zimbabwe
资金
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- The Union
- MSF
- Department for International Development UK
- WHO
- La Fondation Veuve Emile Metz-Tesch
has started to scale up Option B+ for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but there is little published information about uptake or retention in care. This study determined the number and proportion of pregnant and lactating women in rural districts diagnosed with HIV infection and started on Option B+ along with six-month antiretroviral treatment (ART) outcomes. MethodsThis was a retrospective record review of women presenting to antenatal care or maternal and child health services at 34 health facilities in Chikomba and Gutu rural districts, Zimbabwe, between January and March 2014. ResultsA total of 2728 women presented to care of whom 2598 were eligible for HIV testing: 76% presented to antenatal care, 20% during labour and delivery and 4% while breastfeeding. Of 2097 (81%) HIV-tested women, 7% were HIV positive. Lower HIV testing uptake was found with increasing parity, late presentation to antenatal care, health centre attendance and in women tested during labour. Ninety-one per cent of the HIV-positive women were started on Option B+. Six-month ART retention in care, including transfers, was 83%. Loss to follow-up was the main cause of attrition. Increasing age and gravida status 2 were associated with higher six-month attrition. ConclusionThe uptake of HIV testing and Option B+ is high in women attending antenatal and post-natal clinics in rural Zimbabwe, suggesting that the strategy is feasible for national scale-up in the country.
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