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Table 4 Timing of antiretroviral initiation

From: UK national clinical audit: management of pregnancies in women with HIV

Subgroup

BHIVA recommendation

Number of women

Number (%) in accordance with recommendation

CD4 ≤ 350a

Within 14 days of HIV diagnosis

105

30 (28.6)

VL <30,000b copies/mL

By week 24 gestation

402

318 (79.1)

VL >30,000 copies/mL

By week 16 gestation

121

47 (38.8)

  1. aWomen diagnosed with HIV during antenatal period
  2. bAlso includes women who conceived off ART where viral load was not reported