Incident HIV during pregnancy and early postpartum period: a population-based cohort study in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Abstract Background The evidence on the effect of pregnancy on acquiring HIV is conflicting, with studies reporting both higher and lower HIV acquisition risk during pregnancy when prolonged antiretroviral therapy was accessible. The aim of this study was to assess the pregnancy effect on HIV acquis...

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Published in:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors: Terusha Chetty, Alain Vandormael, Claire Thorne, Anna Coutsoudis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Subjects:
Pregnancy
Postpartum
HIV incidence
Seroconversion
Adolescents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1421-6

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