Table 1.

Research priorities identified within clusters

Cluster 1	Pregnancy intentions, family planning needs and contraceptive choices
	▪ The feasibility, uptake and outcomes of integrated HIV and family planning services
	▪ Role of provider-initiated HIV-testing by family planning providers
	▪ Family planning preferences in relation to HIV-status of women and partners
	▪ Policy analysis of family planning implementation in the context of Option B + and the use of current models of care for the integration of family planning and PMTCT
	▪ Access to family planning services postpartum
Cluster 2	Models of care and their relation to initiation of treatment, comprehensive care for women living with HIV and linkage to infant diagnosis and treatment
	▪ A typology of possible PMTCT service delivery models and a framework for classifying each service delivery
	▪ National level aggregate outcomes related to access, uptake, adherence, retention, and degree of technical assistance at sites
	▪ Individual level data to describe outcomes related to HIV-free survival, access, uptake, adherence and retention in relation to service delivery models
	▪ Enhanced monitoring of maternal and child outcomes through development of a set of specific indicators
Cluster 3	Uptake, retention in care, and adherence to treatment
	▪ Nationally aggregated and individual level data on uptake, adherence, and retention levels during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and post-breastfeeding
	▪ Determinants of poor (and good) uptake, adherence, and retention across the PMTCT cascade
	▪ Evaluation of innovative models for support for mothers in Option B + for uptake, adherence, and treatment through antenatal, delivery, and postpartum periods