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A Scoring Tool to Identify East African HIV-1 Serodiscordant Partnerships with a High Likelihood of Pregnancy

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  • Renee Heffron
  • Craig R Cohen
  • Kenneth Ngure
  • Elizabeth Bukusi
  • Edwin Were
  • James Kiarie
  • Nelly Mugo
  • Connie Celum
  • Jared M Baeten
  • Partners PrEP Study, the Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study, and the Partners Demonstration Project Teams

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Introduction: HIV-1 prevention programs targeting HIV-1 serodiscordant couples need to identify couples that are likely to become pregnant to facilitate discussions about methods to minimize HIV-1 risk during pregnancy attempts (i.e. safer conception) or effective contraception when pregnancy is unintended. A clinical prediction tool could be used to identify HIV-1 serodiscordant couples with a high likelihood of pregnancy within one year. Methods: Using standardized clinical prediction methods, we developed and validated a tool to identify heterosexual East African HIV-1 serodiscordant couples with an increased likelihood of becoming pregnant in the next year. Datasets were from three prospectively followed cohorts, including nearly 7,000 couples from Kenya and Uganda participating in HIV-1 prevention trials and delivery projects. Results: The final score encompassed the age of the woman, woman’s number of children living, partnership duration, having had condomless sex in the past month, and non-use of an effective contraceptive. The area under the curve (AUC) for the probability of the score to correctly predict pregnancy was 0.74 (95% CI 0.72–0.76). Scores ≥7 predicted a pregnancy incidence of >17% per year and captured 78% of the pregnancies. Internal and external validation confirmed the predictive ability of the score. Discussion: A pregnancy likelihood score encompassing basic demographic, clinical and behavioral factors defined African HIV-1 serodiscordant couples with high one-year pregnancy incidence rates. This tool could be used to engage African HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in counseling discussions about fertility intentions in order to offer services for safer conception or contraception that align with their reproductive goals.

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  • Renee Heffron & Craig R Cohen & Kenneth Ngure & Elizabeth Bukusi & Edwin Were & James Kiarie & Nelly Mugo & Connie Celum & Jared M Baeten & Partners PrEP Study, the Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Tran, 2015. "A Scoring Tool to Identify East African HIV-1 Serodiscordant Partnerships with a High Likelihood of Pregnancy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(12), pages 1-14, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0145515
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145515
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    1. Alison L Drake & Anjuli Wagner & Barbra Richardson & Grace John-Stewart, 2014. "Incident HIV during Pregnancy and Postpartum and Risk of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.
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