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
2004
A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Wei R, Kapiga S, Villamor E, Mwakagile D, Mugusi F, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter DJ. A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 23-32. PMID: 15229304, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa040541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin AHIV diseaseMultivitamin supplementsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseasePlacebo-controlled trialHIV disease progressionStage 4 diseaseLow viral loadHigher CD4Antiretroviral therapyPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency syndromeRandomized trialsViral loadPregnant womenDisease progressionRelative riskObservational studyDaily supplementCell countEnd pointMicronutrient statusMultivitaminsDiseaseProgression
2002
Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Hunter D, Renjifo B, Antelman G, Bang H, Manji K, Kapiga S, Mwakagile D, Essex M, Spiegelman D. Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality. AIDS 2002, 16: 1935-1944. PMID: 12351954, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200209270-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 transmissionInfants of mothersVitamin ALower baseline lymphocyte countsHigh erythrocyte sedimentation rateChild mortalityBaseline lymphocyte countMaternal micronutrient statusHIV-free survivalErythrocyte sedimentation rateLow birthweight babiesEarly child mortalityRisk of transmissionLymphocyte countLower hemoglobinMultivitamin supplementationWeeks' gestationBirthweight babiesPregnant womenHIV-1Vitamin supplementsMultivitaminsNutritional statusMicronutrient statusMortality