Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Change in couple HIV testing uptake from baseline to 12 months postpartum (all couples) |
Change in couples HIV testing uptake during observation period (from baseline to 12 months postpartum), coded as Y/N. This is assessed in the questionnaires for all couples regardless of HIV status at baseline and each follow-up until 12 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
HIV re-testing |
Re-testing for HIV during pregnancy and postpartum during observation period assessed in the questionnaire and confirmed through medical records, completed by all participants at baseline and each follow-up until 12 months postpartum. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Number of new male HIV-positive diagnoses |
Number of new HIV-positive test results of male partners during observation period, coded as Y/N. This is assessed for all male participants at baseline and each follow-up until 12 months postpartum in the questionnaires and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Number of new discordant couples |
Number of new HIV serodiscordant couples identified during observation period. This is assessed for all couples at baseline and each follow-up until 12 months postpartum in the questionnaires and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Use of PMTCT interventions (for HIV-positive women only) |
Composite variable including mothers use of antiretrovirals (ARVs) (Y/N), prophylactic ARVs given to the infant (Y/N), and appropriate infant feeding practices. These are assessed in the questionnaires completed at each follow-up up to 18 month postpartum. |
3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) services (all couples in the study) |
Composite variable including at having completed least four antenatal care (ANC) visits during pregnancy (Y/N), childbirth with a skilled attendant (Y/N), and postnatal check-ups for woman (Y/N) and infant (Y/N). These are assessed in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum. |
3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake (discordant partners at follow-ups) |
Initiation of PrEP by discordant partners assessed at each follow-up in the questionnaires and confirmed through through medical records up to 18 months after the baby's birth. |
3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Woman's linkage to HIV care (HIV-positive women) |
Time to linkage to HIV care assessed for HIV-positive women at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Woman's enrollment in HIV care (HIV-positive women) |
Enrollment of HIV-positive women in HIV care (Y/N) assessed at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Woman's adherence to HIV care (HIV-positive women) |
Self-reported adherence to HIV care assessed for HIV-positive women at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Number of HIV care visits (HIV-positive women) |
Number of HIV care visits assessed for HIV-positive women at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
Man's linkage to HIV care (HIV-positive men) |
Time to linkage to HIV care assessed for HIV-positive men at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months after baby's birth, 12 months after baby's birth, 18 months after baby's birth |
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Secondary |
Man's enrollment in HIV care (HIV-positive men) |
Enrollment of HIV-positive men in HIV care (Y/N) assessed at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months after baby's birth, 12 months after baby's birth, 18 months after baby's birth |
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Secondary |
Man's adherence to HIV care (HIV-positive men) |
Self-reported adherence to HIV care assessed for HIV-positive men at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months after baby's birth, 12 months after baby's birth, 18 months after baby's birth |
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Secondary |
Number of HIV care visits (HIV-positive men) |
Number of HIV care visits assessed for HIV-positive men at baseline and in the follow-up questionnaires completed up to 18 months postpartum and confirmed through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months after baby's birth, 12 months after baby's birth, 18 months after baby's birth |
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Secondary |
Maternal HIV viral suppression (HIV-positive women) |
Viral Load < 200 copies (undetectable) for all HIV-positive women at baseline and 18 months postpartum through medical records. |
Baseline, 3 months postpartum, 12 months postpartum, 18 months postpartum |
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Secondary |
HIV-free child survival |
Child alive and HIV-free at 18 months after the birth. This is assessed in a brief interview and confirmed through medical records. |
18 months after the birth |
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Secondary |
Result of infant HIV test |
Result of infant HIV test based on medical records. |
3 months after birth, 12 months after birth, 18 months after birth |
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Secondary |
Date of infant HIV test |
Date of infant HIV test based on medical records. |
3 months after birth, 12 months after birth, 18 months after birth |
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