Hindawi Publishing Corporation Obstetrics and Gynecology International Volume 2014, Article ID 261689, 9 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/261689
Clinical Study Risk Factors for Preterm Birth among HIV-Infected Tanzanian Women: A Prospective Study Rachel M. Zack,1 Jenna Golan,2 Said Aboud,3 Gernard Msamanga,4 Donna Spiegelman,1,2,5 and Wafaie Fawzi1,2,6 1
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 1633 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA 3 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4 Department of Community Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5 Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA,USA 6 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA 2
Correspondence should be addressed to Rachel M. Zack; [email protected] Received 22 June 2014; Revised 10 September 2014; Accepted 12 September 2014; Published 28 September 2014 Academic Editor: Everett Magann Copyright © 2014 Rachel M. Zack et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Premature delivery, a significant cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide, is particularly prevalent in the developing world. As HIV is highly prevalent in much of sub-Saharan Africa, it is important to determine risk factors for prematurity among HIVpositive pregnancies. The aims of this study were to identify risk factors of preterm (
Clinical Study Risk Factors for Preterm Birth among HIV-Infected Tanzanian Women: A Prospective Study Rachel M. Zack,1 Jenna Golan,2 Said Aboud,3 Gernard Msamanga,4 Donna Spiegelman,1,2,5 and Wafaie Fawzi1,2,6 1
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 1633 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA 3 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4 Department of Community Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5 Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA,USA 6 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA 2
Correspondence should be addressed to Rachel M. Zack; [email protected] Received 22 June 2014; Revised 10 September 2014; Accepted 12 September 2014; Published 28 September 2014 Academic Editor: Everett Magann Copyright © 2014 Rachel M. Zack et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Premature delivery, a significant cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide, is particularly prevalent in the developing world. As HIV is highly prevalent in much of sub-Saharan Africa, it is important to determine risk factors for prematurity among HIVpositive pregnancies. The aims of this study were to identify risk factors of preterm (
