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Zambian study points to why some mothers don’t carry on taking HIV drugs

Zambian study points to why some mothers don’t carry on taking HIV drugs

JERRY JOHN NUTOR, Assistant Professor, Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco THERE are more than 85,000 children living with HIV in Zambia. The primary source of infection is from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an effective strategy to eliminate these new infections. But it only works if women take their medications consistently. Adherence to ART is still a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among pregnant and breastfeeding women. In 2012, the World Health Organisation (WHO) introduced new guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Women with HIV…
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