2020
Impaired Hematological Status Increases the Risk of Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania
Noor RA, Abioye AI, Hertzmark E, Darling AM, Aboud S, Mugusi FM, Sudfeld CR, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW. Impaired Hematological Status Increases the Risk of Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania. Journal Of Nutrition 2020, 150: 2375-2382. PMID: 32621487, PMCID: PMC7540061, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of mortalityPrevalence of anemiaHAART initiationHematological statusIron deficiencyAntiretroviral therapySerum ferritinSevere anemiaIncident clinical outcomesRelation of anemiaTrial of multivitaminsActive antiretroviral therapyHIV disease progressionCase-cohort studyIron deficiency anemiaProportional hazards modelElevated ironNonanemic participantsHIV patientsMultivariate adjustmentClinical outcomesMorbidity outcomesAnemia etiologyDeficiency anemiaIron supplementation
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