Publications on PMTCT

Peer Reviewed Publications & Abstracts: PMTCT

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The video intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life (VITAL Start): protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial of a brief video-based intervention to improve antiretroviral adherence and retention among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi

Kim MH, Tembo TA, Mazenga A, Yu X, Myer L, Sabelli R, Flick R, Hartig M, Wetzel E, Simon K, Ahmed S, Nyirenda R, Kazembe PN, Mphande M, Mkandawire A, Chitani MJ, Markham C, Ciaranello A, Abrams EJ. Trials. 2020; 21, 207.

Why did I stop? Barriers and facilitators to uptake and adherence to ART in Option B+ HIV care in Lilongwe, Malawi

Kim MH, Zhou A, Mazenga A, Ahmed S, Markham C, Zomba G, Simon K, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ. PloS One. 2016;11(2):e0149527.

Brief report: Impact of Option B+ on the infant PMTCT cascade in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Kim MH, Ahmed S, Hosseinipour MC, Yu X, Nguyen C, Chimbwandira F, Paul ME, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015;70(1):99-103.

Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive

Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T, Jay J, Kim M, Phelps BR, Sugandhi N, Schouten E, Tolle M, Tsiouris F. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S225-233.

HIV-exposed infants: rethinking care for a lifelong condition

Sugandhi N, Rodrigues J, Kim M, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Tolle M, Dziuban EJ, Kellerman SE, Rivadeneira E. AIDS. 2013;27 Suppl 2:S187-195.

Risks and benefits of lifelong antiretroviral treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women: a review of the evidence for the Option B+ approach

Ahmed S, Kim MH, Abrams EJ. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2013;8(5):474-489.

Low rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission in a routine programmatic setting in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Kim MH, Ahmed S, Preidis GA, Abrams EJ, Hosseinipour MC, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Paul ME, Bhalakia A, Nanthuru D, Kazembe PN. PloS One. 2013;8(5):e64979.

The Tingathe programme: a pilot intervention using community health workers to create a continuum of care in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade of services in Malawi

Kim MH, Ahmed S, Buck WC, Preidis GA, Hosseinipour MC, Bhalakia A, Nanthuru D, Kazembe PN, Chimbwandira F, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Schutze GE, Kline MW. J Int AIDS Soc. 2012;15 Suppl 2:17389.

Inadequate coordination of maternal and infant HIV services detrimentally affects early infant diagnosis outcomes in Lilongwe, Malawi

Braun M, Kabue MM, McCollum ED, Ahmed S, Kim M, Aertker L, Chirwa M, Eliya M, Mofolo I, Hoffman I, Kazembe PN, van der Horst C, Kline MW, Hosseinipour MC. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011;56(5):e122-128.

Abstracts

Improving uptake of and retention in care during the perinatal period for HIV infected young mothers

Turetsky R, McKenney A, Hrapcak S, Lungu J, Makuti S, Magalasi P, Lytle H, Banda T, Chopi V, Jaffu J, Mumba SK, P. In: The International Association for Adolescent Health, World Congress on Adolescent Health; 2017; New Delhi, India. Abstract Number: IAAH170484.

Does the deployment of HIV diagnostic assistants in Malawi improve early infant HIV diagnosis and enrolment to care?

Teferi B, Zolfo M, Midiani D, Mhango J, Simon K, Kizito W, Chu S, Peno W, Kumwenda J, Alemayehu A, Tweya H, Takarinda KC, Saeed A, Kumar A, Kim MH, Kazembe PN. In: European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health; 2017; Antwerp, Belgium.

Improving uptake and retention into care during perinatal period for pregnant HIV infected young adolescents and mothers at Baylor College of Medicine - Children’s Foundation Malawi

Mumba S, Jaffu J, Chopi V, Magalasi V, Makuti S, Turetsky S, Lungu J, Lytle H, McKenney A, Kazembe PN. In: College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference; 2017; Blantyre, Malawi. and In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2017; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Impact of Option B+ on Uptake, Retention, and Transmission: a Pre/Post Study in Lilongwe, Malawi

Kim M, Ahmed S, Hosseinipour M, Giordano T, Chiao E, Yu X, Nguyen C, Chimbwandira F, Kazembe P, Abrams E. In: Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; 2014; Boston, Massachusetts. Abstract Number: 886.

The dilemma of discordant HIV test results in HIV infected/exposed infants

Bvumbwe M, Mathuwa S, Kazembe PN. In: College of Medicine – National AIDS Commission Research Dissemination Conference; 2014; Lilongwe, Malawi. and In: BIPAI Network Meeting; 2014; Johannesburg, South Africa.

Treatment of Pregnant and Breast-feeding Women: Evidence and Rationale for Option B+

Ahmed S. In: Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; 2014; Boston, Massachusetts. Abstract Number: 158.

The Tingathe program: community health workers improving case finding, enrolment, and care of HIV-exposed and infected children in Malawi

Ahmed S, Kanjelo K, Nanthuru D, Cox C, Kautzman M, Golitko C, El-Mallawany N, Kazembe P, Wanless S, Kline M, Kim M. In: International AIDS Society Conference; 2011; Rome, Italy. Abstract Number: TUAD0105.

Using Community Health Workers to Improve Identiﬁcation, Enrollment into Care, and Outcomes for HIV-Exposed Infants at the Kawale Health Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi

Ahmed S, Kim M, Kanjelo K, Nanthuru D, Taimu T, Ndovie L, Mwasabi I, Msiska D, Bowa E, Kazembe P, Kline M. In: International AIDS Conference; 2010; Vienna, Austria. Abstract Number: WEPE0842.