Growth pattern in Ethiopian infants - the impact of exposure to maternal HIV infection in relation to socio-economic factors.

CONCLUSIONS: At 9-12 months of age, HIV-EU infants had non-inferior growth and higher mean WAZ than HIV-U controls. Poor growth development was associated with socio-economic factors. This suggests health benefits from PMTCT participation for infant growth. Similar interventions could be considered for Ethiopian infants, irrespective of HIV exposure, with a particular focus on children with poor socio-economic status. PMID: 28470110 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28470110?dopt=Abstract

Source: Global Health Action - May 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Glob Health Action Source Type: research