2018
“I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa
Clouse K, Fox MP, Mongwenyana C, Motlhatlhedi M, Buthelezi S, Bokaba D, Norris SA, Bassett J, Lurie MN, Aronoff DM, Vermund SH. “I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2018, 21: e25121. PMID: 30027665, PMCID: PMC6053484, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSouth AfricaNine provincesMotivation of travelLong-distance travelSouth Africa's nine provincesPostpartum womenPeripartum periodGreater JohannesburgSouth African provincesCare of familiesFragmented healthcare systemContinuity of HIVHIV-positive womenMobile populationsTravel patternsUrban African settingAfrican provincesJohannesburgHealthcare accessFrequent travelMedian durationMedian ageDiverse clinicsFrequent mobilityGauteng Province
2017
Mobility and Clinic Switching Among Postpartum Women Considered Lost to HIV Care in South Africa
Clouse K, Vermund SH, Maskew M, Lurie MN, MacLeod W, Malete G, Carmona S, Sherman G, Fox MP. Mobility and Clinic Switching Among Postpartum Women Considered Lost to HIV Care in South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: 383-389. PMID: 28225717, PMCID: PMC5324708, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careNational Health Laboratory Service databaseLow CD4 cell countsNational Antiretroviral Therapy ProgramCD4 cell countObservational cohort studyAntiretroviral therapy programsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyPostpartum womenPublic clinicsService databaseCell countTherapy programCareWomenLTFUClinicOne-thirdDaysPatientsPregnancyTherapy
2004
Personal Risk Perception, HIV Knowledge and Risk Avoidance Behavior, and Their Relationships to Actual HIV Serostatus in an Urban African Obstetric Population
Stringer EM, Sinkala M, Kumwenda R, Chapman V, Mwale A, Vermund SH, Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS. Personal Risk Perception, HIV Knowledge and Risk Avoidance Behavior, and Their Relationships to Actual HIV Serostatus in an Urban African Obstetric Population. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004, 35: 60-66. PMID: 14707794, PMCID: PMC2745978, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200401010-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionPregnant womenPersonal risk perceptionSexual partnersEffective HIV prevention strategiesActual HIV statusUnselected pregnant womenLarge clinical trialsHigh HIV seroprevalenceHIV prevention strategiesKnowledge of HIVGreatest risk factorPopulation-based strategiesLifetime sexual partnersObstetric populationHIV seroprevalenceHIV serostatusHIV statusPostpartum womenHIV knowledgeRisk factorsClinical trialsLower riskHIVPrevention strategies