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A longitudinal analysis of neonatal and infant diagnostic HIV-PCR uptake and associations during three sequential policy periods in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town

Author: Kalk, Emma Date: 2018 Background: Despite technological and programmatic advances in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and early infant diagnosis (EID), paediatric HIV continues to have a significant impact on infant and child survival in low- and ... Read more
A longitudinal analysis of the completeness of maternal HIV testing, including repeat testing, during pregnancy, and the predictors thereof, in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town

Author: De Beer, Shani Date: 2019 HIV testing during pregnancy is the gateway to the HIV-related services that are part of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) cascade. The virtual elimination of vertical HIV transmission cannot be achieved without universal ... Read more
Cohort Profile: The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (WCPER)

Author: Kalk, Emma ; Heekes, Alexa ; Slogrove, Amy ; Phelanyane, Florence ; Davies, Mary-Ann ; Myer, Landon ; Euvrard, Jonathan ; Kroon, Max ; Petro, Greg ; Fieggen, Karen ; Stewart, Chantal ; Rhoda, Natasha ; Gebhardt, Stefan ; Osman, Ayesha ; Anderson, Kim ; Boulle, Andrew ; Mehta, Ushma Date: Jun 2022 Purpose: The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western Cape province, South Africa, to provide ongoing surveillance of drug exposures in pregnancy and associations ... Read more c b
Comparison of three levels of ascertainment of antenatal medication use at Gugulethu Midwife Obstetric Unit

Author: van Der Hoven, Jani Date: 2022 Background The use of medicines and/or remedies among pregnant women is common. Pregnant women are generally excluded from clinical trials due to ethical reasons. There are therefore minimal data available about the safety of most drugs during ... Read more
Consolidating strategic information to monitor progress against the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets: evaluating the operational feasibility of an electronic HIV testing register in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Jacob, Nisha ; Rice, Brian ; Kalk, Emma ; Heekes, Alexa ; Morgan, Jennie ; Brinkmann, Samantha ; Hargreaves, James ; Orgill, Marsha ; Boulle, Andrew Date: 06 Aug 2020 Abstract Background HIV diagnosis in South Africa is based on a point-of-care testing (PoCT) algorithm with paper-based record-keeping. Aggregated testing data are reported routinely. To facilitate improved HIV case-based surveillance, the ... Read more
Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Nyemba, Dorothy C ; Kalk, Emma ; Madlala, Hlengiwe P ; Malaba, Thokozile R ; Slogrove, Amy L ; Davies, Mary-Ann ; Boulle, Andrew ; Myer, Landon ; Powis, Kathleen M Date: 04 May 2021 Abstract Background Successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has minimized infant HIV acquisition, and over 1 million infants are born HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU), ... Read more
Prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in Khayelitsha: a contemporary review of services 20 years later

Author: Phelanyane, Florence Malehlabathe Date: 2021 Background: It's been 20 years since the Western Cape (WC) province of South Africa launched its first Prevention of Mother-To-Child-Transmission of HIV(PMTCT) pilot programme in Khayelitsha. The programme evolved alongside the World Health ... Read more
Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling for children

Author: Davies, Mary-Ann ; Kalk, Emma Date: 2014 Mary-Ann Davies and Emma Kalk reflect on recent research by Rashida Ferrand and colleagues into barriers to provider-initiated HIV testing for older children in Zimbabwe. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary Read more c b

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