2011
Sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected South Indian couples in the HAART era: implications for reproductive health and HIV care delivery
Venkatesh K, Srikrishnan A, Safren S, Triche E, Thamburaj E, Prasad L, Lurie M, Kumar M, Kumarasamy N, Solomon S, Mayer K. Sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected South Indian couples in the HAART era: implications for reproductive health and HIV care delivery. AIDS Care 2011, 23: 722-733. PMID: 21293990, PMCID: PMC3095699, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.525616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected sexPrimary careSeroconcordant relationshipsHerpes simplex type 2 antibodiesReproductive healthLower general health perceptionsMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV care deliveryActive antiretroviral therapyGeneral health perceptionType 2 antibodiesSexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyHAART eraMultivariable analysisHealth perceptionPrevention interventionsTuberculosis diagnosisIndian couplesHIVCare deliveryHAARTRisk behaviors
2010
Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics
Venkatesh K, de Bruyn G, Lurie M, Mohapi L, Pronyk P, Moshabela M, Marinda E, Gray G, Triche E, Martinson N. Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics. AIDS 2010, 24: 2687-2696. PMID: 20808202, PMCID: PMC3130627, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32833e78d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsImpact of HAARTPrimary care clinicsRisk behaviorsHAART initiationCare clinicsSex partnersUnprotected sexPrimary care HIV clinicRural primary care clinicsProspective observational cohortEra of HAARTAntiretroviral treatment programPrimary care programsHIV prevention effortsHIV clinicRural South AfricansClinic visitsCohort studyObservational cohortPrimary outcomeSouth African menHAARTCare programHIVGrowth of infants born to HIV‐infected women in South Africa according to maternal and infant characteristics
Venkatesh K, Lurie M, Triche E, De Bruyn G, Harwell J, McGarvey S, Gray G. Growth of infants born to HIV‐infected women in South Africa according to maternal and infant characteristics. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2010, 15: 1364-1374. PMID: 20955499, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02634.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBody HeightBody WeightCD4 Lymphocyte CountEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleGrowth DisordersHIV InfectionsHumansInfant FormulaInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMaternal AgeNevirapinePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousViral LoadYoung AdultZidovudineConceptsMaternal CD4 cell countMonths of ageCD4 cell countUninfected infantsFormula feedingPremature birthGastrointestinal infectionsLower maternal CD4 cell countMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCell countZ-scoreCox proportional hazards modelAdvanced HIV diseaseInfant HIV infectionLow maternal ageAppropriate antiretroviral therapyGrowth of infantsProportional hazards modelFunction of infantsMother-infant dyadsAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseHIV infectionMaternal ageMaternal characteristicsMorbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings
Venkatesh K, de Bruyn G, Marinda E, Otwombe K, van Niekerk R, Urban M, Triche E, McGarvey S, Lurie M, Gray G. Morbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2010, 57: 109-119. PMID: 20601692, PMCID: PMC3107462, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBreast FeedingChildChild WelfareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKaplan-Meier EstimateMaternal AgeMorbidityPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesSouth AfricaViral LoadYoung AdultConceptsPlasma viral loadMaternal plasma viral loadInfant HIV infectionHIV infectionInfant morbidityChild healthMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelInfant feeding statusPediatric HIV infectionProspective cohort studyRisk of morbidityInfant health outcomesMonths of lifeProportional hazards modelResource limited settingsAntiretroviral prophylaxisMaternal viremiaCohort studyRespiratory infectionsViral loadMaternal ageMorbidityHazards modelHealth outcomes