2006
Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Msamanga G, Fawzi W, Hertzmark E, McGrath N, Kapiga S, Kagoma C, Spiegelman D, Hunter D. Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East African Medical Journal 2006, 83: 311-321. PMID: 16989376, DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i6.9438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAntenatal clinicHIV-1-positive womenDar es SalaamMaternal-foetal transmissionMid-arm circumferenceHIV-1 infectionDemographic characteristicsLow HIV prevalenceCross-sectional studyHIV prevalence ratesHIV/AIDS epidemicOpt-out approachLow-resource settingsPositive womenNevirapine treatmentHIV prevalencePregnant womenMaternal ageHigh prevalenceRegular partnersPrevalence ratesPartner's occupationTanzanian womenOlder age
2005
HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sedgh G, Larsen U, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 39: 439-445. PMID: 16010167, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000148529.58963.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 disease progressionPregnancy rate ratioPregnancy incidenceDisease progressionRate ratioStage IHIV-1-infected womenHIV-1-positive womenCox proportional hazards modelClinical stage IIHIV-1 diseaseProspective cohort studyLive birth rateProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamLive birth incidenceCohort studyMenstrual dysfunctionIndependent predictorsRecent pregnancyHIV statusClinical progressionPregnancy rateOlder womenHazards model
2002
Effect of multivitamin and vitamin A supplements on weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-1-infected women 1 , 2 , 3
Villamor E, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Antelman G, Peterson KE, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Effect of multivitamin and vitamin A supplements on weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-1-infected women 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 1082-1090. PMID: 12399282, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of multivitaminsThird trimesterWeight gainVitamin AMultivitamin supplementationSecond trimesterHIV-1-positive womenAdverse pregnancy outcomesPlacebo-controlled trialGestational weight gainHIV-positive womenEnd of pregnancyPregnancy outcomesOral supplementsAverage weight gainProtective effectTrimesterLower weight gainMultivitaminsPregnancyWomen 1HIVWomenDar es SalaamLower rates