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Consequences of HIV for Children: Avoidable or Inevitable?
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has many serious consequences for children. These consequences are, however, rarely inevitable. Families can provide a protective barrier that deflects blows, or minimises their impact and a supportive ...
HLA Alleles Associated with Delayed Progression to AIDS Contribute Strongly to the Initial CD8+ T Cell Response against HIV-1
(Public Library of Science, 2006)
Background: Very little is known about the immunodominance patterns of HIV-1-specific T cell responses during primary HIV-1 infection and the reasons for human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) modulation of disease progression. ...
Survey of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nigerian Surgery Trainees to HIV-infected Persons and AIDS Patients
(BioMed Central, 2002)
Background: The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is rising in Nigeria. Surgeons are at risk of occupationally acquired infection as a result of intimate contact with the blood and body fluids of patients. This study set ...
Effect of prenatal and perinatal antibiotics on maternal health in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
(Elsevier BV, 2009)
Objective
We assessed the effect of prenatal and peripartum antibiotics on maternal morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected women.
Methods
A multicenter trial was conducted at clinical sites in ...
Predictors of stillbirth among HIV-infected Tanzanian women
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
Objective: To determine maternal risk factors for stillbirth among pregnant HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Prospective cohort study nested within a micronutrient trial. At enrollment, maternal sociodemographic, ...
Predictors and consequences of anaemia among antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children in Tanzania
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2009)
Objective
Predictors and consequences of childhood anaemia in settings with high HIV prevalence are not well known. The aims of the present study were to identify maternal and child predictors of anaemia among children ...
Patterns of postnatal growth in HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2009)
HIV infection can contribute to disturbances in both linear growth and weight gain in early childhood, with disturbances often apparent as early as 3 mo of age. There is little evidence for a difference in the early growth ...
Effect of vitamin supplementation on breast milk concentrations of retinol, carotenoids and tocopherols in HIV-infected Tanzanian women
(Nature Publishing Group, 2007)
Background
The effect of daily prenatal and postnatal vitamin supplementation on concentrations of breast milk nutrients is not well characterized in HIV-infected women.
Objective
We examined the impact of vitamin ...