Mobility during the post-partum period and viraemia in women living with HIV in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the association between travel and viraemia in post-partum women with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods

Data are from a trial of post-partum ART delivery strategies. Women who initiated ART during pregnancy, were clinically stable with a viral load (VL) <400 copies/ml and were <10 weeks post-partum were enrolled at a primary care antenatal clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. Study visits at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-partum included questions about travel, defined as ≥1 night spent outside of the city, and VL testing. Generalised mixed effects models assessed the association between travel and subsequent VL ≥400 copies/ml.

Results

Among 402 women (mean age 29 y, 35% born in the Western Cape), 69% repor

SUBMITTER: Odayar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629960 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature