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Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Vaginal Pathogenic Bacterial Colonization and Adverse Birth Outcomes among Pregnant Women Living with and without HIV in Tanzania.Research square · 2026Article
- Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Maternal HIV Infection in a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.Infectious disease reports · 2026Article
- Timing of maternal antiretroviral therapy initiation and HIV status of children at 18 months in Ibadan, Nigeria.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Nanomedicine in maternal viral infections: advancing prenatal therapies for fetal protection.Discover nano · 2026Review
- Predictors of low birth weight deliveries at a primary health care facility: Suhum Government Hospital, Ghana - a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of RSVpreF Vaccine in Pregnant Individuals Living with HIV.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Sexual and reproductive health issues facing young people with perinatal HIV infection.AIDS (London, England) · 2025Article
- Abortion and its association with antiretroviral therapy among young women living with HIV in northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and perinatal mortality. Thus, this systematic review aimed to examine the pooled effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes in Sub Saharan Africa.
methodA systematic literature searches were done from PubMed, Hinari, Google scholar and online research repositories. All observational studies (January/2012 to January 01/2024) reporting the effects of maternal HIV on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa were included. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using I
resultA total of 19 articles met inclusion criteria and included in this systematic review. About 104,840 mothers were involved in this analysis. Maternal HIV infection had significant effects for giving low birth weight babies 9.68, 95%CI (6.72, 12.64), and preterm delivery 1.72; 95% CI: (1.49, 1.95) among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa. Furthermore, the pooled estimate exhibited that maternal HIV had no risk for perinatal mortality among women living with HIV as compared to HIV negative women.
conclusionWomen living with HIV are at greater risk for giving low birth weight babies, preterm delivery than HIV negative women. We recommend that Health care providers and other stakeholders should focus on maternal HIV screening and providing special care to protect them from adverse birth outcomes during antenatal period.
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