Determinants of growth in HIV-exposed and HIV-uninfected infants in the Kabeho Study.

ABSTRACT: HIV-exposed and HIV-uninfected (HEU) infants may be at increased risk of poor health and growth outcomes. We characterized infant growth trajectories in a cohort of HEU infants to identify factors associated with healthy growth. HIV-positive women participating in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programmes in Kigali, Rwanda, were followed until their infants were 2 years old. Infant anthropometrics were regularly collected. Latent class analysis was used to categorize infant growth trajectories. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of infants belonging to each growth trajectory class. On average, this population of HEU infants had moderate linear growth faltering, but only modest faltering in weight, resulting in mean weight-for-length z-score (WLZ) abo

SUBMITTER: Lane CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667835 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature