Published in PLoS Med on August 21, 2012
Facilitators and barriers to facility-based delivery in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Reprod Health (2014) 2.65
A systematic review of individual and contextual factors affecting ART initiation, adherence, and retention for HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women. PLoS One (2014) 1.44
Bidirectional links between HIV and intimate partner violence in pregnancy: implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission. J Int AIDS Soc (2014) 1.14
Implementation and Operational Research: Effects of Antenatal Care and HIV Treatment Integration on Elements of the PMTCT Cascade: Results From the SHAIP Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2015) 1.06
HIV-positive status disclosure and use of essential PMTCT and maternal health services in rural Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 0.98
"It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted": a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth in Kisumu, Kenya. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.90
Experiences of stigma among women living with HIV attending sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 0.89
Implementation and Operational Research: Pulling the Network Together: Quasiexperimental Trial of a Patient-Defined Support Network Intervention for Promoting Engagement in HIV Care and Medication Adherence on Mfangano Island, Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2015) 0.88
HIV serostatus and disclosure: implications for infant feeding practice in rural south Nyanza, Kenya. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.87
How perceptions of HIV-related stigma affect decision-making regarding childbirth in rural Kenya. PLoS One (2012) 0.86
Linkage to HIV care, postpartum depression, and HIV-related stigma in newly diagnosed pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya: a longitudinal observational study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.86
A Community-Supported Clinic-Based Program for Prevention of Violence against Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya. AIDS Res Treat (2013) 0.84
Barriers and facilitators to antenatal and delivery care in western Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 0.83
Antenatal care and uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study. J Int AIDS Soc (2016) 0.83
A community-based assessment of correlates of facility delivery among HIV-infected women in western Kenya. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 0.81
A new approach to maternal mortality: the role of HIV in pregnancy. Int J Womens Health (2013) 0.81
The causal effect of education on HIV stigma in Uganda: Evidence from a natural experiment. Soc Sci Med (2015) 0.80
Determinants of utilization of a no-cost HIV transition clinic: a cross-sectional study of young adults living with HIV/AIDS. Adolesc Health Med Ther (2014) 0.80
A comprehensive review of the barriers and promoters health workers experience in delivering prevention of vertical transmission of HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Care (2016) 0.79
Messages on pregnancy and family planning that providers give women living with HIV in the context of a Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention intervention in Mozambique. Int J Womens Health (2014) 0.78
Facility-based delivery in the context of Zimbabwe's HIV epidemic - missed opportunities for improving engagement with care: a community-based serosurvey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 0.78
A rapid assessment of post-disclosure experiences of urban HIV-positive and HIV-negative school-aged children in Kenya. PeerJ (2015) 0.77
Intimate partner violence and forced migration during pregnancy: Structural constraints to women's agency. Glob Public Health (2015) 0.76
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?: a mixed methods study on causal mechanisms through which cash and in-kind food transfers decreased intimate partner violence. BMC Public Health (2016) 0.76
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Non-Uptake of HIV Testing in Children at Risk in Two Urban and Rural Settings in Zambia: A Mixed-Methods Study. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Effect of media use on HIV-related stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2014) 0.75
Pregnant Women's Intentions and Subsequent Behaviors Regarding Maternal and Neonatal Service Utilization: Results from a Cohort Study in Nyanza Province, Kenya. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Psychosocial challenges facing women living with HIV during the perinatal period in rural Uganda. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. Lancet (2010) 33.69
Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000-10): taking stock of maternal, newborn, and child survival. Lancet (2010) 12.15
Rates, barriers and outcomes of HIV serostatus disclosure among women in developing countries: implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes. Bull World Health Organ (2004) 8.76
Still too far to walk: literature review of the determinants of delivery service use. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2009) 8.20
Use of antenatal services and delivery care among women in rural western Kenya: a community based survey. Reprod Health (2006) 5.12
Quality of care in institutionalized deliveries: the paradox of the Dominican Republic. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2003) 5.08
Routine HIV testing in Botswana: a population-based study on attitudes, practices, and human rights concerns. PLoS Med (2006) 4.86
Two million intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths: where, why, and what can be done? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 4.58
Increased risk of incident HIV during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda: a prospective study. Lancet (2005) 4.51
From conceptualizing to measuring HIV stigma: a review of HIV stigma mechanism measures. AIDS Behav (2009) 4.27
Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa. Soc Sci Med (2007) 4.13
Increased risk of HIV-1 transmission in pregnancy: a prospective study among African HIV-1-serodiscordant couples. AIDS (2011) 3.61
Economic status, education and empowerment: implications for maternal health service utilization in developing countries. PLoS One (2010) 3.35
A comparison of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in four countries: negative attitudes and perceived acts of discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS. Soc Sci Med (2009) 3.34
Does antenatal care make a difference to safe delivery? A study in urban Uttar Pradesh, India. Health Policy Plan (1999) 3.18
Micro-social structural approaches to HIV prevention: a social ecological perspective. AIDS Care (2005) 3.15
An integrative framework for community partnering to translate theory into effective health promotion strategy. Am J Health Promot (2003) 2.93
HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: experiences from a study on prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2001) 2.81
HIV interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: a systematic review. AIDS Behav (2011) 2.69
Approaches to qualitative-quantitative methodological triangulation. Nurs Res (1991) 2.65
HIV/AIDS stigma and refusal of HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Kenya: results from the MAMAS Study. AIDS Behav (2011) 2.59
Skilled care at birth in the developing world: progress to date and strategies for expanding coverage. J Biosoc Sci (2006) 2.52
Reasons for loss to follow-up among mothers registered in a prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission program in rural Malawi. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2008) 2.50
Stigma, social support, and depression among people living with HIV in Thailand. AIDS Care (2009) 2.31
HIV/AIDS and maternity care in Kenya: how fears of stigma and discrimination affect uptake and provision of labor and delivery services. AIDS Care (2008) 2.04
Living with a concealable stigmatized identity: the impact of anticipated stigma, centrality, salience, and cultural stigma on psychological distress and health. J Pers Soc Psychol (2009) 1.98
Out-of-pocket costs for facility-based maternity care in three African countries. Health Policy Plan (2009) 1.89
Exploring HIV stigma and quality of life for persons living with HIV infection. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care (2009) 1.80
Acceptability and uptake of a package to prevent mother-to-child transmission using rapid HIV testing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. AIDS (2004) 1.79
Loneliness and HIV-related stigma explain depression among older HIV-positive adults. AIDS Care (2010) 1.78
HIV-disclosure in the context of vertical transmission: HIV-positive mothers in Johannesburg, South Africa. AIDS Care (2006) 1.77
HIV and maternal mortality: turning the tide. Lancet (2010) 1.75
Site-specific interventions to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus programs in less developed settings. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2007) 1.66
Decline in early life mortality in a high HIV prevalence rural area of South Africa: evidence of HIV prevention or treatment impact? AIDS (2010) 1.56
Reducing HIV-related stigma: lessons learned from Horizons research and programs. Public Health Rep (2010) 1.53
Potential initiators of HIV-related stigmatization: ethical and programmatic challenges for PMTCT programs. Dev World Bioeth (2008) 1.46
Challenges in PMTCT antiretroviral adherence in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Care (2011) 1.45
Household decision-making about delivery in health facilities: evidence from Tanzania. J Health Popul Nutr (2009) 1.42
Sociodemographic factors associated with participation by HIV-1-positive pregnant women in an intervention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Cote d'Ivoire. Int J STD AIDS (2005) 1.30
Is 'Opt-Out HIV Testing' a real option among pregnant women in rural districts in Kenya? BMC Public Health (2011) 1.29
Reasoning and deciding PMTCT-adherence during pregnancy among women living with HIV in Kenya. Cult Health Sex (2011) 1.22
Use of personal digital assistants for data collection in a multi-site AIDS stigma study in rural south Nyanza, Kenya. Afr Health Sci (2011) 1.21
Community, family, and partner-related stigma experienced by pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Behav (2008) 1.10
Polygyny and women's health in sub-Saharan Africa. Soc Sci Med (2008) 1.08
Low uptake of HIV testing during antenatal care: a population-based study from eastern Uganda. AIDS (2009) 1.01
"Who do they think we are, anyway?": perceptions of and responses to poverty stigma. Qual Health Res (2009) 0.98
HIV and AIDS-related stigma in the context of family support and race in South Africa. Ethn Health (2010) 0.80
Sharing Mechanisms for Information Technology in Developing Countries, Social Capital and Quality of Life. Soc Indic Res (2008) 0.79
Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women. N Engl J Med (2012) 27.84
Heterosexual HIV-1 transmission after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort analysis. Lancet (2010) 16.90
Daily acyclovir for HIV-1 disease progression in people dually infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2010) 4.23
Characteristics of HIV-1 discordant couples enrolled in a trial of HSV-2 suppression to reduce HIV-1 transmission: the partners study. PLoS One (2009) 3.66
Increased risk of HIV-1 transmission in pregnancy: a prospective study among African HIV-1-serodiscordant couples. AIDS (2011) 3.61
Characteristics of HIV-1 serodiscordant couples enrolled in a clinical trial of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention. PLoS One (2011) 3.27
Association between Mycoplasma genitalium and acute endometritis. Lancet (2002) 3.27
Emotional experience improves with age: evidence based on over 10 years of experience sampling. Psychol Aging (2011) 3.08
Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 2.79
HIV/AIDS stigma and refusal of HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Kenya: results from the MAMAS Study. AIDS Behav (2011) 2.59
Where is the "E" in MCH? The need for an evidence-based approach in safe motherhood. J Midwifery Womens Health (2003) 2.36
Conceptual framework for understanding the bidirectional links between food insecurity and HIV/AIDS. Am J Clin Nutr (2011) 2.32
Sexual identity and risk of HIV/STI among men who have sex with men in Nairobi. Sex Transm Dis (2008) 2.11
Bacterial vaginosis associated with increased risk of female-to-male HIV-1 transmission: a prospective cohort analysis among African couples. PLoS Med (2012) 2.06
The challenge of cross-cultural clinical trials research: case report from the Tibetan Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Med Anthropol Q (2005) 1.88
Text messaging to improve attendance at post-operative clinic visits after adult male circumcision for HIV prevention: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One (2012) 1.85
Pregnancy in effectiveness trials of HIV prevention agents. Sex Transm Dis (2007) 1.79
Infectious correlates of HIV-1 shedding in the female upper and lower genital tracts. AIDS (2007) 1.61
Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.60
Integration of family planning services into HIV care and treatment in Kenya: a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS (2013) 1.52
Intrastrain heterogeneity of the mgpB gene in Mycoplasma genitalium is extensive in vitro and in vivo and suggests that variation is generated via recombination with repetitive chromosomal sequences. Infect Immun (2006) 1.49
Association of attitudes and beliefs towards antiretroviral therapy with HIV-seroprevalence in the general population of Kisumu, Kenya. PLoS One (2009) 1.45
Predictors of linkage to care following community-based HIV counseling and testing in rural Kenya. AIDS Behav (2012) 1.43
Stigma as experienced by women accessing prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV services in Karnataka, India. AIDS Care (2010) 1.38
mgpB and mgpC sequence diversity in Mycoplasma genitalium is generated by segmental reciprocal recombination with repetitive chromosomal sequences. Mol Microbiol (2007) 1.36
Building capacity for cervical cancer screening in outpatient HIV clinics in the Nyanza province of western Kenya. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2011) 1.32
Male circumcision in the general population of Kisumu, Kenya: beliefs about protection, risk behaviors, HIV, and STIs. PLoS One (2010) 1.30
Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya. AIDS Res Treat (2013) 1.29
Bacterial vaginosis: risk factors among Kenyan women and their male partners. Sex Transm Dis (2006) 1.28
Evaluating safer conception options for HIV-serodiscordant couples (HIV-infected female/HIV-uninfected male): a closer look at vaginal insemination. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol (2012) 1.28
Patient satisfaction with integrated HIV and antenatal care services in rural Kenya. AIDS Care (2012) 1.27
A prospective study of frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence among African heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples. AIDS (2011) 1.26
Acceptability and feasibility of integration of HIV care services into antenatal clinics in rural Kenya: a qualitative provider interview study. Glob Public Health (2011) 1.26
Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus among intrapartum patients in Kabul, Afghanistan. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 1.24
Trends in the clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania between 2002 and 2009. J Int AIDS Soc (2011) 1.24
Contraceptive method and pregnancy incidence among women in HIV-1-serodiscordant partnerships. AIDS (2012) 1.24
How interpersonal motives clarify the meaning of interpersonal behavior: a revised circumplex model. Pers Soc Psychol Rev (2006) 1.23
Fertility intentions and interest in integrated family planning services among women living with HIV in Nyanza Province, Kenya: a qualitative study. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol (2012) 1.23
Short-term mobility and the risk of HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya. PLoS One (2013) 1.17
Antiretroviral concentrations in small hair samples as a feasible marker of adherence in rural Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 1.16
Shamba Maisha: a pilot study assessing impacts of a micro-irrigation intervention on the health and economic wellbeing of HIV patients. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.16
Biological factors that may contribute to regional and racial disparities in HIV prevalence. Am J Reprod Immunol (2011) 1.15
Social determinants, lived experiences, and consequences of household food insecurity among persons living with HIV/AIDS on the shore of Lake Victoria, Kenya. AIDS Care (2011) 1.15
Antenatal syphilis control: people, programmes, policies and politics. Bull World Health Organ (2004) 1.13
Cultural humility is the first step to becoming global care providers. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs (2009) 1.12
Detection of novel organisms associated with salpingitis, by use of 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.12
Interaction between lactobacilli, bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria, and HIV Type 1 RNA and DNA Genital shedding in U.S. and Kenyan women. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2012) 1.11
Phase 2a study assessing colonization efficiency, safety, and acceptability of Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 in women with bacterial vaginosis. Sex Transm Dis (2010) 1.11
Sustained changes in sexual behavior by female sex workers after completion of a randomized HIV prevention trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 1.10
Delay of antiretroviral therapy initiation is common in East African HIV-infected individuals in serodiscordant partnerships. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 1.09
Positive effects of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment on delays in accessing care for postpartum and postabortion hemorrhage in Egypt and Nigeria. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2010) 1.08
Social context and drivers of intimate partner violence in rural Kenya: implications for the health of pregnant women. Cult Health Sex (2013) 1.08
Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: baseline results from a prospective cohort study. PLoS One (2010) 1.08
Cost, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of integrated family planning and HIV services. AIDS (2013) 1.07
Implementation and Operational Research: Effects of Antenatal Care and HIV Treatment Integration on Elements of the PMTCT Cascade: Results From the SHAIP Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2015) 1.06
Community-based distribution of misoprostol for treatment or prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: cost-effectiveness, mortality, and morbidity reduction analysis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2010) 1.05
Efficacy of isoniazid prophylactic therapy in prevention of tuberculosis in children: a meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 1.04
Achieving pregnancy safely: perspectives on timed vaginal insemination among HIV-serodiscordant couples and health-care providers in Kisumu, Kenya. AIDS Care (2014) 1.04
Assessing the role of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in reducing mortality from postpartum hemorrhage in Nigeria. Gynecol Obstet Invest (2010) 1.04
Having a "safe delivery": conflicting views from Tibet. Health Care Women Int (2005) 1.03
Probiotics: potential to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections in women. Sex Transm Dis (2008) 1.03
HIV Transmission Risk Persists During the First 6 Months of Antiretroviral Therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2016) 1.02
Medical pluralism on Mfangano Island: use of medicinal plants among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Suba District, Kenya. J Ethnopharmacol (2011) 1.02
The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS One (2012) 1.02
In vitro inhibitory activity of human vaginal lactobacilli against pathogenic bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis in Kenyan women. Anaerobe (2009) 1.02
Overcoming Barriers to Family Planning through Integration: Perspectives of HIV-Positive Men in Nyanza Province, Kenya. AIDS Res Treat (2013) 1.00
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure: safety and tolerability among human immunodeficiency virus-positive Kenyan women. Obstet Gynecol (2011) 1.00