Effect of maternal HIV status on infant mortality: Evidence from a 9-month follow-up of mothers and their infants in Zimbabwe

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-92

  Kurewa, E N ^a,b   Gumbo, F Z ^a   Munjoma, M W ^a   Mapingure, M P ^b   Chirenje, M Z ^a   Rusakaniko, S ^a   Stray Pedersen, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Follow up; HIV; Infant mortality; PMTCT; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NEVIRAPINE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 76449111088     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.121     Document Type: Article

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