HIV Infection Risk from an HIV+ Partner Increases During Pregnancy and Postpartum

In a study of HIV discordant partners, the risk for HIV infection from condomless sex for pregnant women increased during pregnancy and was highest postpartum.

In areas of the world with a high HIV burden such as sub-Saharan Africa, women represent more than 50% of new infections and spend much of their reproductive years pregnant or breast-feeding. Due to continued uncertainty about the relative risk for HIV infection for pregnant versus nonpregnant women, researchers designed a study to quantify the risk of HIV acquisition per coital act after condomless sex with a partner who has HIV infection. The study population involved data from two randomized clinical trials of women without HIV infection from seven African countries.

The final study population included 2751 women without HIV (age range, 18–49) who completed one or more follow-up visits before their HIV-infected partner initiated antiretro…

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

HIV Infection Risk from an HIV+ Partner Increases During Pregnancy and Postpartum

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