Publications by authors named "Nande B Putta"

Background: In resource-limited settings, CD4 testing is a barrier to antiretroviral therapy initiation in pregnancy.

Methods: We used logistic regression to identify predictors of CD4 cell count ≤ 350 cells/uL in 20,233 pregnant women.

Results: The best-performing model included any 3 of: age ≥ 28 years old, hemoglobin ≤ 9.

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Objective: To characterize prenatal and delivery care in an urban African setting.

Methods: The Zambia Electronic Perinatal Record System (ZEPRS) was implemented to record demographic characteristics, past medical and obstetric history, prenatal care, and delivery and newborn care for pregnant women across 25 facilities in the Lusaka public health sector.

Results: From June 1, 2007, to January 31, 2010, 115552 pregnant women had prenatal and delivery information recorded in ZEPRS.

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Objective: Prior exposure to intrapartum/neonatal nevirapine (NVP) is associated with compromised virologic treatment outcomes once non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is initiated. We examined the longer-term clinical outcomes in a programmatic setting.

Methods: We compared post-12 month mortality and clinical treatment failure (defined by WHO clinical and immunologic criteria) among women with and without prior NVP exposure in Lusaka, Zambia.

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