2003
Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1–Infected Women from Tanzania
Villamor E, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Peterson KE, Antelman G, Fawzi WW. Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1–Infected Women from Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 560-569. PMID: 12679710, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304150-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArmBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMalaria, FalciparumNutritional StatusPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdTanzaniaVitamin AVitaminsWeight GainConceptsMid-upper arm circumferenceGestational weight gainWeight gainHIV diseaseThird trimesterLower baseline CD4 T cell countsBaseline CD4 T-cell countHIV-1-infected womenCD4 T-cell countLow serum retinolT-cell countsFirst prenatal visitHIV-positive womenAdvanced clinical stageMonthly anthropometric measurementsNeonatal outcomesPrenatal visitWeek 12Clinical stagePregnant womenSecond trimesterArm circumferenceMalaria infectionSerum retinolHelminthic infections
2000
Vitamin A supplementation and other predictors of anemia among children from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Villamor E, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, Ndossi G, Fawzi WW. Vitamin A supplementation and other predictors of anemia among children from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 62: 590-7. PMID: 11289670, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere anemiaHemoglobin levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPredictors of anemiaPlacebo-controlled trialImmunodeficiency virus infectionMean hemoglobin levelAssociation of hemoglobinMonths of breastfeedingDiagnosis of malariaYears of agePotential confounding variablesMonth old infantsLow socioeconomic statusHIV infectionIndependent determinantsMalaria infectionMaternal levelsAdditional dosesNonsignificant reductionHematologic profileVirus infectionSignificant fallHemoglobin concentrationVitamin A