Abstract
A recent report from Tanzania demonstrated an increased risk of being HIV infected or of dying at birth among children born to breastfeeding mothers with low baseline vitamin D levels. We conducted a nested case-control study among HIV-infected pregnant women in western India to confirm the association between maternal vitamin D levels and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were common among HIV-infected pregnant women, but were not associated with mother to child HIV transmission at 1 year postpartum (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.66; 95% CI, 0.30-1.45; P = .30).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 278-283 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | HIV Clinical Trials |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
Keywords
- HIV/AIDS
- India
- Vitamin D deficiency
- infant mortality
- insufficiency
- maternal-child health
- perinatal infection
- pregnancy
- transmission
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)