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
2001
Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3
Dreyfuss M, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Urassa E, Hertzmark E, Fawzi W. Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 74: 814-826. PMID: 11722965, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBirth WeightCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLymphocyte CountMalariaMaternal WelfareMiddle AgedOdds RatioParasitic DiseasesPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTanzaniaConceptsLow birth weightInfant HIV infectionBirth weightHIV infectionMaternal weightRisk factorsIncidence of LBWLow serum vitamin E concentrationsPredictors of LBWCell countAdvanced stage HIV diseaseLower CD8 cell countsMultivariate-adjusted linear regression modelsSerum vitamin E concentrationsInfant risk factorsCD4 cell countCD8 cell countsGestational age statusHIV disease progressionIntestinal parasitic infectionsMean birth weightPlasmodium falciparum malariaHIV-positive womenMidupper arm circumferencePrenatal care clinics