Research Article

Retention in Care among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Haiti with PMTCT Option B

Table 2

Timing of ART initiation based on change in guidelines in June 2011.

ā€‰Cohort 1
()
(%)
Cohort 2
()
(%)
Total
()
(%)

Before pregnancy84 (29.2)9 (5.1)93 (20)
1st trimester6 (2.1)12 (6.9)18 (3.9)
2nd trimester44 (15.3)58 (33.1)102 (22)
3rd trimester85 (29.5)40 (22.9)125 (27)
After pregnancy9 (3.1)24 (13.7)33 (7.1)
Never started60 (20.8)32 (18.3)92 (20)

Per MSPP guidelines, ART was started at 28 weeks in 2009ā€“2011. In June 2011, women were started on ART at 14 weeks.