Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy During and After Pregnancy: Cohort Study on Women Receiving Care in Malawi's Option B+ Program

2016164 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Andreas D. Haas · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Malango Msukwa · Health Trust

Matthias Egger · Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa

Lyson Tenthani · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Hannock Tweya · International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Andreas Jahn · SIT Graduate Institute

Oliver Jintha Gadabu

Abstract

One-third of women retained in the Option B+ program adhered inadequately during pregnancy and breastfeeding, especially soon after delivery. Effective interventions to improve adherence among women in this program should be implemented.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 63, Issue 9, pp. 1227-1235

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw500

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