Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and perinatal mortality. Thus, this systematic review aimed to examine the pooled effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes in Sub Saharan Africa.

Method

A systematic literature searches were done from PubMed, Hinari, Google scholar and online research repositories. All observational studies (January/2012 to January 01/2024) reporting the effects of maternal HIV on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa were included. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using I² stastics. P

SUBMITTER: Asferie WN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature