Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition Among Women Throughout Pregnancy and During the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Per-Coital-Act Analysis Among Women With HIV-Infected Partners

A. Thomson, Kerry; P. Hughes, James; M. Baeten, Jared; John‐Stewart, Grace; Celum, Connie; R. Cohen, Craig; Ngure, Kenneth; Kiarie, James; Mugo, Nelly; Heffron, Renee; in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study and Partners PrEP Study Teams, Partners

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiy113

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Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition Among Women Throughout Pregnancy and During the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Per-Coital-Act Analysis Among Women With HIV-Infected Partners

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Feb 27, 2018

Authors:

Kerry A. Thomson

James P. Hughes

Jared M. Baeten

Abstract

Background: Understanding the absolute and relative risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) acquisition during pregnancy and the postpartum period can inform HIV prevention strategies for women. Methods: We used a complementary log-log model and data from 2751 HIV-serodiscordant couples to...

Subject

Pregnancy

Postpartum period

Medicine

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