Characteristics and outcomes of women initiating ART during pregnancy versus breastfeeding in Option B+ in Malawi

• Main Authors: M. Landes (Author), S. Sodhi (Author), A. Matengeni (Author), C. Meaney (Author), M. van Lettow (Author), A. K. Chan (Author), J. J. van Oosterhout (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Malawi adopted the PMTCT strategy 'Option B+' in 2011, providing life-long ART for all HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women. We explored differences in characteristics and outcomes of women initiating ART during pregnancy versus breastfeeding. Methods We conduc...