2012
Addressing Poor Retention of Infants Exposed to HIV
Ciampa PJ, Tique JA, Jumá N, Sidat M, Moon TD, Rothman RL, Vermund SH. Addressing Poor Retention of Infants Exposed to HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 60: e46-e52. PMID: 22622077, PMCID: PMC3587032, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31824c0267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisMother/infant pairsInfant pairsEnhanced referralProportion of HIVDays of lifePhase 2 groupProcess of referralLow-resource countriesPhase 2Phase 1Quality improvement effortsHIV carePostpartum dischargeInfant diagnosisAdjusted analysisCox regressionKaplan-MeierDistrict hospitalMedical recordsMAIN OUTCOMEQuality improvement methodsHIVInfantsReferral
2011
Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique
Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e104-e109. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318207a535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisInfant diagnosisHIV diagnosisMaternal receiptAntiretroviral therapyEarly infant HIV diagnosisMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV-infected mothersLinkage of HIVRural Zambézia ProvinceHIV care clinicsInfant HIV diagnosisRural district hospitalMother-infant pairsPaediatric antiretroviral treatmentLocal health authoritiesLogistic regression modelsRetrospective cohortAntiretroviral treatmentMedian ageCare clinicsMaternal healthDistrict hospitalTimely initiationHIV