ArticleGlobal pediatric health2021
Growth Trajectories of HIV Exposed and HIV Unexposed Infants. A Prospective Study in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
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- Association between infant feeding practices and infant growth by maternal HIV and antiretroviral therapy status: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Caregiver assessment of executive function deficits among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected preschool children in Kenya.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Comparative growth of children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected with those who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected at age 1 and 2 years in South Africa: a prospective cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Differences in growth trajectories in breastfed HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed infants in Kenya: An observational cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2025Observational
- Maternal Phenotype, Infant Size and Breast Milk Composition in Women Living With HIV.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Growth Patterns of HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Infants in African Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antiretroviral-Induced Toxicity in Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Haematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
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- Effects of HIV exposure on anemia and vitamin D nutritional status in children aged 6-24 months: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Care of the Child Perinatally Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Clinics in perinatology · 2024Review
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- Impact of Maternal Viral Suppression on Growth Patterns for HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Kenya.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2024Article
- A comparison of weight gain between HIV exposed uninfected and HIV unexposed uninfected infants who received KMC at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Strategies to Reduce Mortality Among Children Living With HIV and Children Exposed to HIV but Are Uninfected, Admitted With Severe Acute Malnutrition at Mulago Hospital, Uganda (REDMOTHIV): A Mixed Methods Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith the increasing HIV seroprevalence among women of childbearing age in sub-Saharan Africa, limited data on growth outcomes of HIV exposed infants under current policies of universal maternal antiretroviral therapy exist.
methodsThe longitudinal growth patterns of 114 HIV exposed and unexposed infants were assessed and compared. The prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition were established. Infants under prevention of mother to child transmission care were recruited at 6 weeks post-delivery as were their HIV unexposed counterparts. Weight and length measurements were recorded at birth, 6 and 16 weeks postpartum.
resultsHIV vertical transmission rate was 8.8%. HIV exposed infants had significantly lower mean birth weights compared to HIV unexposed infants (2.9 ± 0.3; 3.2 ± 0.5;
conclusionGrowth deficits were witnessed in HIV exposed infants compared to HIV unexposed infants. There is need for early nutritional monitoring and support among HIV exposed infants.
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