Maternal HIV and child anthropometric outcomes over time: an analysis of Zimbabwe demographic health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand the association between children's anthropometric measures and maternal HIV status in Zimbabwe and to determine whether these relationships changed over time.

Design

Data from Demographic Health Surveys in Zimbabwe rounds 2005, 2010, and 2015 were used to conduct cross-sectional analyses of child anthropometric measures (stunting, underweight, and wasting).

Methods

Using separate logistic regression models for each of the anthropometric measures, we estimated the adjusted prevalence odds ratio (OR) of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children according to maternal HIV status. Moreover, we evaluated an interaction by survey year to evaluate change over time.

Results

Children of mothers with HIV had 32% greater odds [OR = 1.32, 95% c

SUBMITTER: Groene EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855570 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature