Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the "test and treat" era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Igumbo, Ehi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Woldesenbet, Selamawit Alemu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kufa, Tendesayi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T08:22:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T08:22:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction Knowledge of HIV status in South Africa (SA) is reported to be 90% among people living with HIV. National level estimates could mask population-specific levels, which are critical to monitor program coverage and potential impact. Using data from the 2017 national antenatal sentinel survey, we assessed knowledge of HIV-positive status, initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and socio-demographic characteristics associated with knowledge of HIVpositive status prior to the current pregnancy among women attending antenatal care. Methods Between 1 October and 15 November 2017, a nationally representative sample of 32,716 pregnant women were enrolled from 1,595 public health facilities selected from all districts of SA. Data on age, gravidity, knowledge of HIV-positive status and ART initiation prior to pregnancy were extracted from medical records. A blood sample was collected from each woman regardless of prior knowledge of HIV status or ART history, and tested for HIV in the laboratory. All HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in the survey were eligible for inclusion in the analysis. Multivariable survey logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with knowledge of HIV-positive status prior to the current pregnancy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Igumbo, E. et al. (2020). Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the "test and treat" era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa. PLoS ONE ,15(3),e0229874 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.1371/journal.pone.0229874 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5741 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV-positive status | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Awareness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Maternal age | en_US |
| dc.subject | Prenatal care | en_US |
| dc.title | Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the "test and treat" era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |