Data reveal an impressive reduction in the rate of transmission of virus from mother to child.
Additional questions will be answered by further analysis of this and other studies in progress. Appropriate responses to public health questions concerning testing or treatment of pregnant women will become clearer as more detailed and thoughtful analysis takes place with regard to these studies. ACTG 076 began in April 1991 at 59 sites, including 9 in France. The study population was reflective of the AIDS epidemic in women, with the majority of study participants being women of color. Results of ACTG 076 are impressive.