Factors associated with delivering premature and/or low birth weight infants among pregnant HIV-positive women on antiretroviral treatment at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa

Background: Prematurity and low birthweight (LBW) deliveries amongst pregnant women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remain a challenge worldwide. The association between prematurity, LBW and antiretroviral therapy (ART) or prophylactic antiretroviral drug (ARV) exposure in pregn...

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Main Authors: N. N. Gibango, S. Mda, T. S. Ntuli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-06-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/18