This study aims to improve HIV healthcare services for mothers living with HIV and their newborns in Tanzania and Mozambique. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) does enhancing screening with maternal HIV viral load monitoring at delivery identify more mother-child pairs at high-risk for HIV vertical transmission? and 2) are high-risk infants linked to appropriate prevention and care? The study will expand access to HIV testing services to more rural settings using a hub-and-spoke referral system.
Voluntary and informed consent of the mother for her own study participation (if applicable);
Voluntary and informed consent of the legal guardian of the child for participation of the child in the study;
Mothers/legal guardians ≥18 years of age;
Documented maternal HIV infection;
Deficiency in the mother, rendering it difficult, if not impossible, for her or her infant to take part in the study or understand the information provided to her.
Having delivered more than 72h (3 days) ago;
Prisoners;
Women presenting with an emergency requiring immediate medical assistance if not resolved at study inclusion;
Michael Hoelscher
Lead sponsor
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Sponsor institution
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (MMRC)
Collaborator
Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Ministério da Saúde
Collaborator
University of Liverpool
Collaborator