Predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women infected with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine maternal characteristics associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women infected with HIV.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Multiple sites in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Population

Women infected with HIV enrolled in the Perinatal (2002-2007) and the Longitudinal Study in Latin American Countries (LILAC; 2008-2012) studies of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) International Site Development Initiative (NISDI).

Methods

Frequencies of adverse pregnancy outcomes assessed among pregnancies. Risk factors investigated by logistic regression analysis.

Main outcome measures

Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm delivery (PT), low birthweight (LBW), s

SUBMITTER: Kreitchmann R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4157114 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature