CD4 assessment among newly diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women in India’s National Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Programme (PPTCT) Implications for a ‘Test and Treat’ Approach 1 Reproductive and Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India 2 National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India 3 HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, USA 1. S. K. Mohammed 1 2. R.S. Gupta 2 3. R. Rao 2 4. V. Joseph 2 5. P. Srikantiah 3
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CD4 assessment among newly diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women in India’s National Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Programme (PPTCT)
Implications for a ‘Test and Treat’ Approach
1Reproductive and Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
2National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
3HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, USA
1. S. K. Mohammed1
2. R.S. Gupta2
3. R. Rao2
4. V. Joseph2
5. P. Srikantiah3
Importance of CD4 assessment in HIV-infected pregnant women
WHO 2010 Guidelines
Strongly recommend initiation of lifelong ART for all HIV+ pregnant women with CD4 ≤350 cells/mm3
Highlight importance of prompt CD4 assessment and linkage to
treatment for HIV-infected pregnant women
Globally, estimated that 20-60% of HIV+
pregnant women require lifelong ART
Data from large national programme settings in low and middle income
countries are limited
HIV among pregnant women in India
Estimated 2.4 million people live with HIV in India • ANC prevalence 0.42%
India ranks as one of the 10 “highest burden” countries for MTCT • 27 million pregnancies/year• Estimated 43,000 HIV+ pregnant