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Multivitamin supplementation improves haematologic status in children born to HIV-positive women in Tanzania
(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: ...
Predictors of stunting, wasting, and underweight among Tanzanian children born to HIV-infected women
(2012)
Background: Children born to HIV-infected women are susceptible to undernutrition, but modifiable risk factors and the time course of the development of undernutrition have not been well characterized. Objective: To identify ...
Iron Status Predicts Treatment Failure and Mortality in Tuberculosis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: Experimental data suggest a role for iron in the course of tuberculosis (TB) infection, but there is limited evidence on the potential effects of iron deficiency or iron overload on the progression of TB disease ...
Effect of Multivitamin Supplementation on Measles Vaccine Response among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Tanzanian Infants
(American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
Immunization and nutritional interventions are mainstays of child health programs in sub-Saharan Africa, yet few published data exist on their interactions. HIV-exposed (but uninfected) infants enrolled in a randomized ...
Incident tuberculosis and risk factors among HIV-infected children in Tanzania
(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 ...
Post-natal anaemia and iron deficiency in HIV-infected women and the health and survival of their children
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
Prenatal iron supplementation may improve pregnancy outcomes and decrease the risk of child mortality. However, little is known about the importance of postnatal maternal iron status for child health and survival, particularly ...
Relationship of exclusive breast-feeding to infections and growth of Tanzanian children born to HIV-infected women
(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 ...
Predictors of anaemia and iron deficiency in HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania: a potential role for vitamin D and parasitic infections
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011)
Objective
Anaemia is common during pregnancy, and prenatal Fe supplementation is the standard of care. However, the persistence of anaemia despite Fe supplementation, particularly in HIV infection, suggests that its ...
Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV-infected women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
This paper examines predictors of breastfeeding cessation among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women. This was a prospective follow-up study of HIV-infected women who participated in a randomized ...
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Child Morbidity, Anemia, and Growth in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-exposed Children in Tanzania
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2012)
Background
Vitamin D may help prevent adverse pediatric outcomes, including infectious diseases and growth failure, based on its role in immune and metabolic functions. We examined the association of maternal vitamin D ...