Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria have higher rates of antiretroviral treatment initiation, but similar loss to follow-up as non-pregnant women and men

Conclusions
Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria were more likely to initiate ART but were no more likely to be retained in care. Our findings underscore the importance of effective retention strategies across all patient groups, regardless of sex and pregnancy status.

Source: International Health - November 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aliyu, M. H., Blevins, M., Megazzini, K. M., Parrish, D. D., Audet, C. M., Chan, N., Odoh, C., Gebi, U. I., Muhammad, M. Y., Shepherd, B. E., Wester, C. W., Vermund, S. H. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research