Is pregnancy associated with biochemical and haematological changes in HIV-infected Nigerian women?

Autor: L O Omo-Aghoja, E Abe, V W Omo-Aghoja, A Onowhakpor, P Feyi-Waboso
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1608-9693
2078-6751
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i1.247
Popis: Background. While there is evidence that HIV affects the course and outcome of pregnancy, reports on the effects of pregnancy on HIV infection remain conflicting, especially in low-resource settings. Methodology. A prospective study of two demographically similar cohorts of HIV-seropositive women, 154 pregnant and 151 non-pregnant, was conducted in a hospital setting in Nigeria. Results. Cases and controls were matched for age, but parity in controls was significantly higher than in cases (p
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