Browsing by Author "Liu, Enju"

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    • Angiogenic Proteins, Placental Weight and Perinatal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women in Tanzania 

      McDonald, Chloe; Darling, Anne Marie; Liu, Enju; Tran, Vanessa; Cabrera, Ana; Aboud, Said; Urassa, Willy; Kain, Kevin C.; Fawzi, Wafaie W. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016)
      Introduction Placental vascular development, and ultimately placental weight, is essential to healthy fetal development. Here, we examined placental weight in a cohort of Tanzanian women in association with angiogenic ...

    • Dyslipidemia in an HIV-Positive Antiretroviral Treatment-Naive Population in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

      Armstrong, Catharina; Liu, Enju; Okuma, James; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Guerino, Chalamilla; Njelekela, Marina Alois; Grinspoon, Steven Kyle; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Hawkins, Claudia (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2011)
      Limited data are available on dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings (RLS). We performed a cross-sectional analysis in ART-naïve, non-fasting HIV-infected patients in Tanzania between November ...

    • Gender-Related Differences in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and their Correlates in Urban Tanzania 

      Njelekela, Marina A; Mpembeni, Rose; Mligiliche, Nuru L; Mtabaji, Jacob; Muhihi, Alfa; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Hertzmark, Ellen; Liu, Enju; Finkelstein, Julia Leigh; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Willett, Walter C. (BioMed Central, 2009)
      Background: Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes which pose a serious threat to population ...

    • Incident tuberculosis and risk factors among HIV-infected children in Tanzania 

      Li, Nan; Manji, Karim P.; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Muya, Aisa; Mwiru, Ramadhani S.; Liu, Enju; Chalamilla, Guerino; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Duggan, Christopher Paul (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013)
      Objective To describe the burden of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected population and explore the demographic and clinical factors associated with the occurrence of pediatric ...

    • Maternal hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

      Darling, Anne Marie; Liu, Enju; Aboud, Said; Urassa, Willy; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Fawzi, Wafaie W. (Elsevier BV, 2014)
      Objective To evaluate maternal glucose levels during pregnancy as a predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods Random blood glucose measurements were analyzed from 3833 pregnant ...

    • Multivitamin supplementation improves haematologic status in children born to HIV-positive women in Tanzania 

      Liu, Enju; Duggan, Christopher; Manji, Karim P; Kupka, Roland; Aboud, Said; Bosch, Ronald J; Kisenge, Rodrick R; Okuma, James; Fawzi, Wafaie W (International AIDS Society, 2013)
      Introduction: Anaemia is prevalent among children born to HIV-positive women, and it is associated with adverse effects on cognitive and motor development, growth, and increased risks of morbidity and mortality. Objective: ...

    • Relationship of exclusive breast-feeding to infections and growth of Tanzanian children born to HIV-infected women 

      Mwiru, Ramadhani S; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Duggan, Christopher Paul; Peterson, Karen E.; Liu, Enju; Msamanga, Gernard; Aboud, Said; Fawzi, Wafaie W. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011)
      Objective We examined the relationships between exclusive breast-feeding and the risks of respiratory, diarrhoea and nutritional morbidities during the first 2 years of life among children born to women infected with ...

    • Tuberculosis incidence rate and risk factors among HIV-infected adults with access to antiretroviral therapy 

      Liu, Enju; Makubi, Abel; Drain, Paul; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Sando, David; Li, Nan; Chalamilla, Guerino; Sudfeld, Christopher Robert; Hertzmark, Ellen; Fawzi, Wafaie W. (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015)
      OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the incidence rate and risk factors of tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-infected adults accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Tanzania. DESIGN: A prospective ...