2012
A pilot study using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
Dean AL, Makin JD, Kydd AS, Biriotti M, Forsyth B. A pilot study using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2012, 18: 399-403. PMID: 23034933, DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.120118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPilot ProjectsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSelf-Help GroupsSocial StigmaSouth AfricaText MessagingYoung AdultConceptsChild HIV transmissionHIV transmissionUrban antenatal clinicsHIV-positive womenMobile phone text messagingAntiretroviral therapyAntenatal clinicPregnant womenPost-intervention interviewsPsychosocial topicsHIVSupport interventionsPilot studySupport groupsOverall satisfactionText messagingWomenMedical informationMothersParticipantsGroupSMS messagingPregnancyClinicTherapy
2004
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa
Etiebet M, Fransman D, Forsyth B, Coetzee N, Hussey G. Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa. AIDS Care 2004, 16: 37-46. PMID: 14660142, DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001633958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude to HealthBreast FeedingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureUrban PopulationWomen's Health ServicesZidovudineConceptsHIV-positive womenHIV testingHIV transmissionChild HIV-transmission prevention programsRoutine prenatal HIV testingChild HIV transmissionPerinatal HIV transmissionPrenatal HIV testingPrimary care levelMajority of womenIntegrating PreventionAntenatal careFormula feedingPrenatal careCare levelStandardized questionnairePrevention programsHIVWomenResearch protocolExperiences of womenCareMothersCommunity familiesUrban township
2001
Reply to ‘Methods of feeding and transmission of HIV-1 from mothers to children by 15 months of age: prospective cohort study from Durban, South Africa’ by A. Coutsoudis, K. Pillay, L. Kuhn, E. Spooner, W.-Y. Tsai, H. Coovadia, for the South African Vitamin A Study Group
Forsyth B. Reply to ‘Methods of feeding and transmission of HIV-1 from mothers to children by 15 months of age: prospective cohort study from Durban, South Africa’ by A. Coutsoudis, K. Pillay, L. Kuhn, E. Spooner, W.-Y. Tsai, H. Coovadia, for the South African Vitamin A Study Group. AIDS 2001, 15: 1326-1327. PMID: 11426086, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200107060-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast FeedingCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalProspective StudiesSouth Africa
2000
The AIDS Epidemic: Past and Future
Forsyth B. The AIDS Epidemic: Past and Future. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2000, 9: 267-278. PMID: 10768066, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30118-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research