ART uptake and early retention among pregnant women screened HIV infected in informal health centers in Cameroon

Informal health centers are booming in Cameroon and are utilized by a large part of the population. Most of these IHCs have antenatal care services (ANC) and screen pregnant women for HIV.  This dataset was collected in informal health centers in two cities in Cameroon: Douala and Yaounde.
This dataset aimed at firstly, investigate the initiation of Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant women screened positive for HIV in antenatal care services of IHCs, three months after HIV screening as well as their retention at 3 months post-initiation. Secondly, study the association between this intiation and retention with type of PMTCT site or model of care ( IHCs that offered integrated ANC and ART, VS those that required referral to HIV care centers). Third, identifying associated factors to ART non-initiation in this population.
From January 2018 to July 2020, we carried out a cohort study of pregnant women attending their first ANC and screened HIV positive at IHCs in Cameroon. Consenting..., We conducted a retrospective and a prospective cohort study in two towns in Cameroon. Retrospective data were collected from the period of January 2018 to April 2019, and the prospective cohort was conducted from July 2019 to July 2020. The population consisted of pregnant women attending their first ANC and screened HIV positive at IHCs. A total of 182 Consenting participants were interviewed at three points: at the delivery of the antenatal HIV test result, 3 months later, and three months after ART initiation, using anonymous standardized questionnaires. All  collected data were entered in Kobo Collect and analyzed using SPSS Version 23.0 Software
As variables, we have Type of IHC with two modalities (“ANC integrating ART”, “Refer for ART”);  Age group with three modalities (“15-24”, “25-34”, “35-49”); Study level with three modalities (“Primary”, “Secondary” and “University”); Income generating activity and income generating activity of partner with two modalities both (“yes” and “N..., SPSS STATISTICS V23.0Â