Assessing the effects of maternal HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes using cross-sectional data in Malawi.
Halima Sumayya TwabiSamuel O MandaDylan S SmallPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
The study has found that maternal HIV infection had an adverse effect on birth weight and perinatal mortality in 2010. Birth weight was not dependent on ART uptake but perinatal mortality was higher among infants of HIV-infected mothers who were not on ART. The higher birth weight among HIV-infected mothers and similarity in perinatal mortality with HIV-uninfected mothers in 2015-16 may be indicative of successes of interventions within the PMTCT program in Malawi.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- gestational age
- weight gain
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- hiv aids
- cardiovascular events
- cross sectional
- risk factors
- preterm birth
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- machine learning
- emergency department
- weight loss
- adverse drug
- data analysis