Contracting HIV or Contracting SAR-CoV-2 (COVID- 19) in Pregnancy? Balancing the Risks and Benefits

Dvora Joseph Davey^{1

2}, Linda-Gail Bekker³, Thomas J Coates^{4

5}, Landon Myer⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. dvoradavey@g.ucla.edu.
² Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. dvoradavey@g.ucla.edu.
³ Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
⁵ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
⁶ Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Editorial

Dvora Joseph Davey et al. AIDS Behav. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;24(8):2229-2231.

doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02861-x.

Dvora Joseph Davey^{1

2}, Linda-Gail Bekker³, Thomas J Coates^{4

5}, Landon Myer⁶

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. dvoradavey@g.ucla.edu.
² Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. dvoradavey@g.ucla.edu.
³ Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
⁵ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
⁶ Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

No abstract available

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