Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy use among pregnant women in rural and urban settings in Southern Province, Zambia: 2016-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among pregnant women living with HIV and compare the characteristics of women who received and did not receive ART during pregnancy in Zambia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at urban and rural health facilities in Southern Province, Zambia, from 2016 to 2019. Pregnant women living with HIV delivering at study sites were enrolled and administered a questionnaire, and the results of infant diagnostic testing for HIV at birth was documented.

Results

About 1184 mother/infant pairs were enrolled. ART coverage was 93.7%. Most women who did not receive ART during pregnancy reported HIV diagnosis at delivery (18.0%) or during pregnancy (57.7%). The primary reported reason for not receiving ART was not w

SUBMITTER: Morales JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature