2012
Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana: the Research to Improve Infant Nutrition and Growth (RIING) Project
Lartey A, Marquis GS, Mazur R, Perez‐Escamilla R, Brakohiapa L, Ampofo W, Sellen D, Adu‐Afarwuah S. Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana: the Research to Improve Infant Nutrition and Growth (RIING) Project. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2012, 10: 604-616. PMID: 22905700, PMCID: PMC4193668, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00441.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal HIVHIV statusInfant growthInfant HIV statusInfants of HIVMaternal HIV statusChildren of HIVPrevalence of underweightPrevalence of stuntingAge z-scoreMonths of ageFirst yearLongitudinal study designHIV-unknownHIV-negativeHIV-positiveInfant weightThird trimesterPregnant womenGhanaian infantsInfant nutritionHIVAnalysis of covarianceMost mothersInfants
2011
Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana
Lartey A, Marquis G, Perez‐Escamilla R, Mazur R, Brakohiapa L, Ampofo W, Sellen D. Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 216.2-216.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.216.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonths of ageInfants of HIVHIV statusMaternal HIV infectionLength z-scoreMaternal HIV statusGrowth of infantsPrevalence of stuntingLongitudinal study designMean LAZMaternal HIVHIV infectionHIV-positiveVoluntary counselingThird trimesterPregnant womenGhanaian infantsInfant nutritionAnthropometric measurementsHIVInfantsZ-scoreStudy designMonthsMeasures analysis
2009
Maternal postpartum depression modifies the association between maternal HIV infection and infant diarrhea in Ghana's Eastern region
Marquis G, Okronipa H, Lartey A, Brakohiapa L, Perez‐Escamilla R, Mazur R. Maternal postpartum depression modifies the association between maternal HIV infection and infant diarrhea in Ghana's Eastern region. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.2-918.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-partum depressionInfants of HIVMaternal HIV statusHIV statusMajor public health concernMaternal HIV infectionMore diarrheal episodesMaternal postpartum depressionIncidence of diarrheaDeterminants of diarrheaMo of lifeHealth care facilitiesPublic health concernMo of ageAntenatal clinicDiarrheal episodesHIV infectionPregnant womenPostpartum depressionVoluntary counsellingHIVCare facilitiesDiarrheaMultivariate analysisInfant diarrheaMaternal HIV status is associated with food insecurity at 12 months post‐partum in Ghana
Perez‐Escamilla R, Lartey A, Mazur R, Sellen D, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Marquis G. Maternal HIV status is associated with food insecurity at 12 months post‐partum in Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.5-918.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult food insecurityHIV statusUnknown HIV statusMaternal HIV statusUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleModerate food insecurityHousehold food insecurity statusFood Security Survey ModuleHIV-negativeFood insecurityHIV-positiveSevere food insecurityFood insecurity statusMild food insecurityHIVWomenMonthsSurvey ModuleProportion of householdsSummative scoresStatusGhana's Eastern RegionSub-Saharan AfricaMaternal HIV status and motor milestone acquisition among Ghanaian infants
Lartey A, Marquis G, Perez‐Escamilla R, Mazur R, Sellen D. Maternal HIV status and motor milestone acquisition among Ghanaian infants. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.1-918.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Maternal HIV status is associated with early breastfeeding practices of Ghanaian infants: Preliminary results from the RIING study
Marquis G, Lartey A, Brakohiapa L, Ampofo W, Perez‐Escamilla R, Sellen D, Mazur R. Maternal HIV status is associated with early breastfeeding practices of Ghanaian infants: Preliminary results from the RIING study. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a117-a117. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a117-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeedingHIV statusGhanaian infantsMaternal HIV statusInfant feeding practicesMajority of mothersEarly breastfeeding practicesCohort studyHIV transmissionBreastfeeding practicesMonths postpartumAppropriate counselingInfant healthChild healthStudy mothersFeeding practicesTotal monthsMothersMonthsInfantsLower ratesFeeding patternsHealthStatusBreastfeedingDoes the human immunodeficiency virus impair the onset of lactation among Ghanaian mothers?
Otoo G, Lartey A, Marquis G, Sellen D, Chapman D, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Does the human immunodeficiency virus impair the onset of lactation among Ghanaian mothers? The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a117-a117. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a117-a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research