Postpartum Engagement in HIV Care: An Important Predictor of Long-term Retention in Care and Viral Suppression.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-15-2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women are at risk of virologic failure postpartum. We evaluated factors influencing retention in care and viral suppression in postpartum HIV-infected women.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis (2005-2011) of 695 deliveries involving 561 HIV-infected women in Philadelphia. Multivariable logistic regression evaluated factors, including maternal age, race/ethnicity, substance use, antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, timing of HIV diagnosis, previous pregnancy with HIV, adequacy of prenatal care, and postpartum HIV care engagement (≥ 1 CD4 count or viral load [VL] test within 90 days of delivery), associated with retention in care (≥ 1 CD4 count or VL test in each 6-month interval of the period with ≥ 60 days between tests) and viral suppression (VL ≤ 200 copies/mL at the last measure in the period) at 1 and 2 years postpartum.
RESULTS: Overall, 38% of women engaged in HIV care within 90 days postpartum; with 39% and 31% retained in care and virally suppressed, respectively, at 1 year postpartum, and 25% and 34% retained in care and virally suppressed, respectively, at 2 years postpartum. In multivariable analyses, women who engaged in HIV care within 90 days of delivery were more likely to be retained (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 11.38; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.74-16.68) and suppressed (AOR, 2.60 [95% CI, 1.82-3.73]) at 1 year postpartum. This association persisted in the second year postpartum for both retention (AOR, 6.19 [95% CI, 4.04-9.50]) and suppression (AOR, 1.40 [95% CI, 1.01-1.95]).
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of postpartum HIV-infected women retained in care and maintaining viral suppression is low. Interventions seeking to engage women in care shortly after delivery have the potential to improve clinical outcomes.
Volume
61
Issue
12
First Page
1880
Last Page
1887
ISSN
1537-6591
Published In/Presented At
Adams, J. W., Brady, K. A., Michael, Y. L., Yehia, B. R., & Momplaisir, F. M. (2015). Postpartum Engagement in HIV Care: An Important Predictor of Long-term Retention in Care and Viral Suppression. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 61(12), 1880–1887. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ678
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
26265499
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article