School readiness among children born to women living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children who are born to women living with HIV are at a greater risk of suboptimal neurodevelopment; however, evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is limited and functional developmental outcomes are rarely assessed in this vulnerable population. The School Readiness among HIV-Exposed Children (SRHEC) cohort study aims to assess the school readiness of preschool aged children born to women living with HIV and to identify the biological, environmental and social factors that contribute to school readiness in this population.

Methods and analysis

The SRHEC cohort is an observational follow-up study of children born to HIV-infected pregnant women who were previously enrolled in a maternal vitamin D supplementation randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Dar es Salaam,

SUBMITTER: Perumal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature