scholarly journals HIV acquisition in pregnancy: implications for mother‐to‐child transmission at the population level in sub‐Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (S5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milly Marston ◽  
Kathryn Risher ◽  
Mary I. Mahy
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hiv Acquisition ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals The case for Option B and Optional B+: Ensuring that South Africa’s commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV becomes a reality

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Besada ◽  
G Van Cutsem ◽  
E Goemaere ◽  
N Ford ◽  
H Bygrave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Population Level ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
African Journal ◽  
In Pregnancy

In a previous issue of the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Pillay and Black summarised the trade-offs of the safety of efavirenz use in pregnancy (Pillay P, Black V. Safety, strength and simplicity of efavirenz in pregnancy. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine 2012;13(1):28-33.). Highlighting the benefits of the World Health Organization’s proposed options for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, the authors argued that the South African government should adopt Option B as national PMTCT policy and pilot projects implementing Option B+ as a means of assessing the individual- and population-level effect of the intervention. We echo this call and further propose that the option to remain on lifelong antiretroviral therapy, effectively adopting PMTCT Option B+, be offered to pregnant women following the cessation of breastfeeding, for their own health, following the provision of counselling on associated benefits and risks. Here we highlight the benefits of Options B and B+.

scholarly journals Screening strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Shimakawa ◽  
Abdoulaye Seck ◽  
Shevanthi Nayagam ◽  
Coumba Toure-Kane ◽  
Maud Lemoine
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Screening Strategies ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Mother To Child
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