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1. Effects of in Utero Antiretroviral Exposure on Longitudinal Growth of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Botswana.

Author

Powis, Kathleen M., Smeaton, Laura, Ogwu, Anthony, Lockman, Shahin, Dryden-Peterson, Scott, van Widenfelt, Erik, Leidner, Jean, Makhema, Joseph, Essex, Max, and Shapiro, Roger L.

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*INFANTS, *PREGNANT women, *HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy, *HIV-positive women
Abstract

The article presents a study on the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the growth of HIV-uninfected infants in Botswana. It states that HIV-infected pregnant women from four sites in Botswana and HIV-uninfected infants were the subjects of the study. The study use the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards to calculate the growth of the infants. It concludes that the lower weights on HAART-exposed uninfected infants can be corrected in the first six months of life.

Published
2011
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2. Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women with Low CD4+ Cell Counts in Gaborone, Botswana.

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Chen, Jennifer Y., Ogwu, Anthony C., Svab, Petr, Lockman, Shahin, Moffat, Howard J., Gaolathe, Tendani, Moilwa, Shana, Størdal, Ketil, Dryden-Peterson, Scott, Moffat, Claire, Makhema, Joseph, Essex, M., and Shapiro, Roger L.

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*DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections, *HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy, *MATERNAL health, *AZIDOTHYMIDINE, *AIDS in pregnancy, *DIAGNOSIS
Abstract

The article presents a study on the rates of HIV testing, CD4+ cell count testing, and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation during pregnancy among women giving birth at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. It reveals that 37% started HAART during their pregnancy, 42% received zidovudine prophylaxis, and 21% did not receive any therapy. It concludes that HAART initiation and CD4 cell count testing during pregnancy are low.

Published
2010
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