Trends in post-partum viral load among women living with perinatal HIV infection in the USA: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Small studies reported poor post-partum outcomes among young women living with perinatal HIV infection who are now ageing into adulthood and becoming pregnant. For targeted clinical intervention, we sought to identify women in this population at risk of poor post-partum virological control.

Methods

We abstracted data on pregnancy history for women living with perinatal HIV infection in the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study-AMP Up protocol, a prospective study of young adults living with perinatal HIV from 14 sites in the USA. Linear models with generalised estimating equations described trends in HIV viral load through 1 year post-pregnancy by pregnancy outcome. We used group-based trajectory modelling to identify viral load trajectory groups in the first post-partu

SUBMITTER: Patel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6956402 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature