Association of Adverse Neighborhood Exposures With HIV Viral Load in Pregnant Women at Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality are in large part driven by poor control of chronic diseases. The association between adverse neighborhood exposures and HIV virologic control has not been well described for women with HIV during pregnancy.

Objective

To evaluate the association between adverse neighborhood exposures and HIV viral load at delivery.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study assessed HIV surveillance data for pregnant women with HIV who had live deliveries in Philadelphia from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2015. Data analyses were completed in August 2020.

Exposures

Neighborhood exposures included extreme poverty, educational attainment, crime rates (using separate and composite m

SUBMITTER: Momplaisir FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature