Alcohol, But Not Depression or IPV, Reduces HIV Adherence Among South African Mothers Living with HIV Over 5 Years.

ABSTRACT: Alcohol, depression, and intimate partner violence (IPV) are endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. This article examines whether and how these conditions affect mothers living with HIV (MLH), compared to mothers without HIV (MWOH). In particular, we assess the influence of these comorbidities on engagement in HIV care and adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ARV) among MLH. Data on maternal HIV care are typically based on clinic samples, with substantial loss to follow-up. This study fills that gap by including all mothers in specified areas. A cohort study examines MLH in Cape Town, South Africa recruited in pregnancy and followed repeatedly for 5 years, compared to MWOH. Almost all (98%) pregnant women in 12 neighborhoods (N = 594) were recruited in pregnancy. Mothers and children were reasse

SUBMITTER: Rotheram-Borus MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854305 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature