Resumption of postpartum sexual activity and menses among HIV-infected women on lifelong antiretroviral treatment compared to HIV-uninfected women in Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine time from delivery to resumption of sexual activity and menses among HIV-infected women on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV-uninfected women.

Methods

HIV-infected women on ART and HIV-uninfected women were recruited from five health facilities at delivery and followed prospectively for a maximum of 1 year in Blantyre, Malawi from January 2016 to September 2017. Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at delivery and 1.5, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Descriptive, time to event Kaplan-Meier, and multivariable Cox proportional hazards analyses were conducted.

Results

Data on 878 women (460 [52.4%] HIV-uninfected and 418 [47.6%] HIV-infected, P=0.156) who attended at least one follow-up visit were analyzed. Among HIV-uninfect

SUBMITTER: Dadabhai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7152561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature