2013
Determinants of anemia in postpartum HIV-negative women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Petraro P, Duggan C, Urassa W, Msamanga G, Makubi A, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW. Determinants of anemia in postpartum HIV-negative women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2013, 67: 708-717. PMID: 23612515, PMCID: PMC3775569, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyCD4 Lymphocyte CountDietDietary SupplementsErythrocyte IndicesFemaleFolic AcidHemoglobinsHIV InfectionsHumansIron, DietaryMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMultivariate AnalysisPostpartum PeriodPregnancyProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTanzaniaConceptsIron/folate supplementationIron deficiency anemiaDeterminants of anemiaDeficiency anemiaFolate supplementationDelivery complicationsPregnant womenRisk factorsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelNon-anemic pregnant womenCox proportional hazards modelCD4 cell countHIV-negative womenModifiable risk factorsProspective cohort studyMaternal nutritional statusWeeks of gestationManagement of infectionsProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamSub-Saharan African womenBaseline anemiaIncident anemiaAnemic womenPostpartum anemia
2007
Vitamins and Perinatal Outcomes Among HIV-Negative Women in Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Urassa W, Hertzmark E, Petraro P, Willett W, Spiegelman D. Vitamins and Perinatal Outcomes Among HIV-Negative Women in Tanzania. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007, 62: 561-563. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000279296.97522.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weightGestational age infantsHIV-negative womenMultivitamin groupBirth weightRelative riskPlacebo groupPreterm birthFetal deathGestational ageMultivitamin supplementsPregnant womenMicronutrient statusDouble-blind trialFolic acidMean birth weightSimilar baseline characteristicsWeeks gestational ageConfidence intervalsPrenatal vitamin supplementationHigher hemoglobin levelsPlacebo recipientsMaternal anemiaPerinatal outcomesBaseline characteristics