Overview
The purpose of this study is to develop a pharmacovigilance (PV) surveillance program to monitor adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes, including the presence of congenital abnormalities, among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women and their infants at clinical sites affiliated with the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate consortium (IeDEA).
Description
In part 1 of this study, the investigators will use a mixed prospective and cross-sectional cohort study design to implement a PV program at two health facilities affiliated with the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) in western Kenya. The investigators will analyze these data to examine any associations between antiretroviral treatment (ART) and (a) pregnancy and (b) infant/birth outcomes. In part 2, the investigators will create standardized protocols and data exchange standards within IeDEA to enable the merging and analysis of multiregional IeDEA PV data. This will include establishing a Data Coordinating Center based at Indiana University (IU) to serve as a hub for collecting, disseminating and archiving data from the study in Kenya as well as data collected through a similar, ongoing study at health facilities in South Africa affiliated with IeDEA. This study will establish a multiregional PV infrastructure within IeDEA that can be further scaled within the broader IeDEA network.
Eligibility
C1. Prospective recruitment of HIV+ and HIV- pregnant women enrolling in ANC at the site:
Inclusion criteria for women
- Pregnant and enrolled in ANC at the study site;
- Understands English or Swahili.
Exclusion criteria for women a. Any physical or mental disability that prevents the woman
from providing informed consent
Inclusion criteria for infants
a. All infants at any gestational age who are born to enrolled women will be included
Exclusion criteria for infants (none)
C2. Data collection for all deliveries at the site:
Inclusion criteria for women a. Woman delivers at the site and the delivery is registered
at the site
Exclusion criteria for women (none)
Inclusion criteria for live/stillborn infants
a. Infant is delivered at the site and results in the infant/stillbirth being registered at
the site
Exclusion criteria for infants (none)
C3. Photos/videos of infants with CAs:
Inclusion criteria for infants
1. The infant is live or stillborn at ≥ 24 weeks estimated gestational age
2. The infant has a suspected CA on surface exam
Exclusion criteria for infants (none)