The case for Option B and Optional B+: Ensuring that South Africa’s commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV becomes a reality
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The case for Option B and Optional B+: Ensuring that South Africa’s commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV becomes a reality | |
| Creator | Besada, D Van Cutsem, G Goemaere, E Ford, N Bygrave, H Lynch, S | |
| Description | In a previous issue of the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Pillay and Black summarised the trade-offs of the safety of efavirenz use in pregnancy (Pillay P, Black V. Safety, strength and simplicity of efavirenz in pregnancy. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine 2012;13(1):28-33.). Highlighting the benefits of the World Health Organization’s proposed options for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, the authors argued that the South African government should adopt Option B as national PMTCT policy and pilot projects implementing Option B+ as a means of assessing the individual- and population-level effect of the intervention. We echo this call and further propose that the option to remain on lifelong antiretroviral therapy, effectively adopting PMTCT Option B+, be offered to pregnant women following the cessation of breastfeeding, for their own health, following the provision of counselling on associated benefits and risks. Here we highlight the benefits of Options B and B+. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2012-10-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajhivmed.v13i4.112 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol 13, No 4 (2012); 178 2078-6751 1608-9693 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/112/181
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