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General Reports
     

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Stakeholders' perceptions on factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi.
Nyondo AL, Chimwaza AF, Muula AS.
BMC Public Health
. 2014 Jul 7;14(1):691
Paper

Plasma and breast-milk selenium in HIV-infected Malawian mothers are positively associated with infant selenium status but are not associated with maternal supplementation: results of the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition study.
Flax VL, Bentley ME, Combs GF Jr,  et al
Am J Clin Nutr
. 2014 Feb 5.
Abstract

Changes in Soluble Transferrin Receptor and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Malawian Mothers Are Associated with Those Values in their Exclusively Breastfed, HIV-Exposed Infants.
Widen EM, Bentley ME, Kayira D, et al
J Nutr. 2013 Dec 31.
Abstract

Women's choices regarding HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care in a rural district of Malawi with high HIV prevalence.
Bedell RA, van Lettow M, Landes M.
AIDS Care
. 2013 Oct 4.
Abstract

Severity of maternal HIV-1 disease is associated with adverse birth outcomes in Malawian women: a cohort study.
Turner AN, Tabbah S, Mwapasa V, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jul 10
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Option B+ for HIV Prevention and Treatment of Mothers and Children in Malawi.
Fasawe O, Avila C, Shaffer N,  et al
PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e57778.
Paper

FULL TEXT  ARTICLE
Impact of an Innovative Approach to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV - Malawi, July 2011-September 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2013 Mar 1;62:148-51.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
High HIV Incidence and Sexual Behavior Change among Pregnant Women in Lilongwe, Malawi: Implications for the Risk of HIV Acquisition.
Keating MA, Hamela G, Miller WC,  et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e39109.
Paper

Patterns of Body Composition Among HIV-Infected, Pregnant Malawians and the Effects of Famine Season.
Ramlal RT, Tembo M, Soko A, et al
Matern Child Health J
. 2012 Mar 7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Group B Streptococcus and HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Malawi, 2008-2010.
Gray KJ, Kafulafula G, Matemba M, et al
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1932-5.

Paper

Coverage of highly active antiretroviral therapy among postpartum women in Malawi.
Kumwenda J, Matchere F, Mataya R, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Jul;22(7):368-72.
Abstract

Marked Reduction in Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Anemia in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women Taking Cotrimoxazole With Or Without Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Intermittent Preventive Therapy during Pregnancy in Malawi.
Kapito-Tembo A, Meshnick SR, van Hensbroek MB, et al
J Infect Dis
. 2011 Jan 7.
Abstract

Making it happen: prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in rural Malawi.
Kasenga F.
Glob Health Action
. 2010 Jul 1;3.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Regulation of CCR5 Expression in Human Placenta: Insights from a Study of Mother-to-Child
ransmission of HIV in Malawi.

Joubert BR, Franceschini N, Mwapasa V, et al
PLoS One. 2010 Feb 15;5(2):e9212.
Paper

The implications of policy changes on the uptake of a PMTCT programme in rural Malawi:
first three years of experience.
Kasenga F, Byass P, Emmelin M, Hurtig AK.
Glob Health Action
. 2009 Jan 23;2.
Abstract

Postnatal HIV-1 Transmission after Cessation of Infant Extended Antiretroviral Prophylaxis
and Effect of Maternal Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
Taha TE, Kumwenda J, Cole SR, et al  
J Infect Dis
. 2009 Oct 15.
Abstract

The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Lilongwe, Malawi:
why do so many women drop out.

Chinkonde JR, Sundby J, Martinson F.
Reprod Health Matters. 2009 May;17(33):143-51.
Abstract

Women's expectations of treatment and care after an antenatal HIV diagnosis in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Levy JM.
Reprod Health Matters. 2009 May;17(33):152-61.
Abstract

Genital tract infections among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
Aboud S, Msamanga G, Read JS, et al 
Int J STD AIDS
. 2008 Dec;19(12):824-32.
Abstract
 

Reasons for loss to follow-up among mothers registered in a prevention-of-mother-to-child
transmission program in rural
Malawi.

Bwirire LD, Fitzgerald M, Zachariah R, et al 
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.
2008 May 14.
Abstract
 
The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 envelope diversity during HIV-1 subtype C vertical
transmission in Malawian mother-infant pairs.

Kwiek JJ, Russell ES, Dang KK, et al  
AIDS.
2008 Apr 23;22(7):863-71.
Abstract
 
The Year-Long Effect of HIV-Positive Test Results on Pregnancy Intentions,
Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Incidence Among Malawian Women.
Hoffman IF, Martinson FE, Powers KA, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jan 17
Abstract
 
Home deliveries: Implications for adherence to nevirapine in a PMTCT programme
in rural Malawi.
Kasenga F, Hurtig AK, Emmelin M. 
AIDS Care.
2007 May;19(5):646-52.
Abstract
 
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Maternal-Fetal Microtransfusions and HIV-1 Mother-to-Child Transmission in Malawi.
Kwiek JJ, Mwapasa V, Milner DA, et al 
PLoS Med.
2005 Nov 22;3(1):e10

Paper
 

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Preliminary findings of a routine PMTCT Option B+ program in a rural district in Malawi
R.M. Coulborn, L. Trivino Duran, C. Metcalf, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

High HIV incidence and sexual behavior change among pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi:
implications for the risk of HIV acquisition

M.A. Keating, G. Hamela, W.C. Miller, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

The WHO PMTCT guidelines will not help improving access to PMTCT services in Malawi
E.J. Schouten, M.M. Molish, S.E. Kellerman. et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

The experiences of HIV-positive pregnant women: A qualitative study
from Lilongwe Urban (Malawi)

(15IAC)
Abstract


Testing
     

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Accelerated HIV testing for PMTCT in maternity and labour wards is vital to capture
mothers at a critical point in the programme at district level in Malawi.
Beltman JJ, Fitzgerald M, Buhendwa L,  et al  
AIDS Care
.
2010 Aug 13:1-6
Abstract

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 


 
Successes with use of rapid versus ELISA testing in the implementation of
PMTCT programs

J Nkohma, A Moses, G Mwale, C Zimba, et al

(15IAC)
Abstract

PMTCT Studies: General
     

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The impact of Option B+ on the antenatal PMTCT cascade in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Kim MH, Ahmed S, Hosseinipour MC, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Jan 12.
Abstract

Improving PMTCT Uptake and Retention Services Through Novel Approaches in Peer-Based Family-Supported Care in the Clinic and Community: A 3-Arm Cluster Randomized Trial (PURE Malawi).
Rosenberg NE, van Lettow M, Tweya H, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S114-S119.
Abstract

Mother-Infant Pair Clinic and SMS Messaging as Innovative Strategies for Improving Access to and Retention in eMTCT Care and Option B+ in Malawi: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial (The PRIME Study).
Mwapasa V, Pro G, Chinkhumba J, Mukaka M,.et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S120-S124
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
I
ntegration of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Postpartum Services with Other HIV Care and Treatment Services within the Maternal and Child Health Setting in Zimbabwe, 2012'
Wiegert K, Dinh TH, Mushavi A, et al
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 10;9(6):e98236.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Uptake of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission using Option B+ in northern rural Malawi: a retrospective cohort study
Price AJ, Kayange M, Zaba B, et al
Sex Transm Infect
. 2014 Apr 8.
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy for the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV in Malawi: Maternal and Infant Outcomes Two Years after Delivery.
Giuliano M, Andreotti M, Liotta G, et al
PLoS One
. 2013 Jul 19;8(7):e68950. 
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Association between Male Partner Involvement and the Uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Interventions in Mwanza District, Malawi: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Kalembo FW, Zgambo M, Mulaga AN,  et al 
PLoS One
. 2013 Jun 12;8(6):e66517.
Paper

Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnancy on maternal and infant birth outcomes in Machinga District, Malawi.
Gutman J, Mwandama D, Wiegand RE, et al |
J Infect Dis
. 2013 Jun 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Use of Service Data to Inform Pediatric HIV-free Survival Following Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Programs
in Rural Malawi.

Mandala J, Moyo T, Torpey K,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2012 Jun 6;12(1):405.
Paper

Ensuring HIV-infected pregnant women start antiretroviral treatment: an operational cohort study
from Lilongwe, Malawi.

Weigel R, Hosseinipour MC, Feldacker C,  et al 
Trop Med Int Health. 2012 Apr 5.
Abstract

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of Breastfeeding HIV-Exposed Infants with Antiretroviral Drugs to Age 14
Weeks: Updated Efficacy Results of the PEPI-Malawi Trial.
Taha TE, Li Q, Hoover DR, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2011 Mar 17
Abstract

Acute HIV infection among pregnant women in Malawi.
Gay CL, Mwapasa V, Murdoch DM,. et al
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
. 2010 Apr;66(4):356-60
Abstract

The implications of policy changes on the uptake of a PMTCT programme in
rural Malawi: first three years of experience.
Kasenga F, Byass P, Emmelin M, Hurtig AK.
Glob Health Action
.
2009 Jan 23;2.
Abstract

Morbidity and Mortality Among a Cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected
and Uninfected PregnantWomen and Their Infants From Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania.
Chilongozi D, Wang L, Brown L, et al
 
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2008 Aug 1.
Abstract
 

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission: program changes and the effect on uptake of the
HIVNET 012 regimen in Malawi.

Moses A, Zimba C, Kamanga E, et al
AIDS.
2008 Jan 2;22(1):83-7.
Abstract
 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Loss to follow-up among women in PMTCT Option B+ programme in Lilongwe, Malawi: understanding outcomes and reasons
H. Tweya, S. Gugsa, M. Hosseinipour, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Same-day couples' HIV testing and counseling and point-of-care CD4 testing as a linkage-to-care strategy for male partners within Malawi's Option B+ program
T.K. Mtande, C.K. Chingondole, G. Mwale, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV: performance of different models of care for initiating lifelong antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women in Malawi (Option B+)
M. van Lettow, R. Bedell, I. Mayuni, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Acceptability of lifelong treatment (Option B+) among HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women in Selected Sites in Malawi
(L. Katirayi, H. Namadingo, E. Bobrow, et al
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Implementing Option B+ for prevention of mother to child transmission at Bwaila Maternity Unit, Lilongwe: the first 18 months
C. Speight, S. Phiri, M. Hosseinipour,
(7th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

POSTER
Determinants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among women accessing PMTCT “Option B+”: a retrospective study at Bwaila Hospital, Malawi
W.F. Ng'ambi, H. Tweya, C. Speight, et al
6th IAS Conference)
Poster    
Abstract

Couple HIV counseling and testing: experience in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)
program in Lilongwe, Malawi
C. Chasela, E. Kamanga, G. Mwale, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

Mothers2mothers - Kenyan clients who are supported to disclose their status and access support have improved PMTCT outcomes towards achieving virtual elimination of pediatric HIV/AIDS
M. Nolan, A. Gips, L. Phillips, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

Incidence of pregnancy among women accessing antiretroviral therapy in urban Malawi: a retrospective cohort study
H.M. Tweya, J. Chiwoko, E. Breeze, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

Effects of anticipated stigma and subsequent disclosure on utilization of labor and delivery services in Nyanza
province, Kenya
J. Turan, M. Onono, E.A. Bukusi, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Abstract 

High HIV incidence and sexual behavior change among pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi:
implications for the risk of HIV acquisition
M.A. Keating, G. Hamela, W.C. Miller, et al

(6th IAS Conference)

Abstract 

Phase III trial of antibiotics to reduce chorioamnionitis-associated
MTCT of HIV

G Kafulafula, F Martinson, G Msamanga, M Sinkala

(15IAC)
Abstract


Feeding Strategies
     

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Changes in Soluble Transferrin Receptor and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Malawian Mothers Are Associated with Those Values in their Exclusively Breastfed, HIV-Exposed Infants.
Widen EM, Bentley ME, Kayira D, et al
J Nutr. 2013 Dec 31.

Abstract

Antiretroviral prophylaxis for breastfeeding transmission in Malawi: drug concentrations, virological efficacy and safety.
Palombi L, Pirillo MF, Andreotti M, et al
Antivir Ther. 2012 Aug 21.
Abstract

Perceptions of the Role of Maternal Nutrition in HIV-Positive Breast-Feeding Women
in Malawi.
Bentley ME, Corneli AL, Piwoz E, et al  
J Nutr. 2005 Apr;135(4):945-9.
Abstract
 

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Infant feeding practice falls short of recommendations in pilot PMTCT sites in
Zambia and Kenya

N Rutenberg, M Siwale, C Kankasa, et al

(15IAC)
Abstract

 
Initiating peer educator programs: the Columbia University MTCT-Plus
experience

M Rabkin, I Makuka

(15IAC)
Abstract

 
World Food Program donation to the MTCT Plus Family ARV Center at
Chelstone Clinic in Lusaka, Zambia

Y A McFarlane, M Sinkala, D Luhanga

(15IAC)
Abstract

 
Potential cost-effectiveness of maternal and infant antiretroviral interventions
to prevent MTCT during breastfeeding

C C Maclean, J S A Stringer

(15IAC)
Abstract


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