Neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in South Africa: outcomes from an observational birth cohort study
Neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in South Africa: outcomes from an observational birth cohort study
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DOI:
10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30250-0
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发表时间:
2019-11-01
影响因子:
36.4
通讯作者:
Donald, Kirsten A.
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作者:
Wedderburn, Catherine;Yeung, Shunmay;Donald, Kirsten A.
Background HIV infection is known to cause developmental delay, but the effects of HIV exposure without infection during pregnancy on child development are unclear. We compared the neurodevelopmental outcomes of HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed children during their first 2 years of life.Methods Pregnant women (>18 years of age) at 20-28 weeks' gestation were enrolled into the Drakenstein Child Health cohort study while attending routine antenatal appointments at one of two pert-urban community-based clinics in Paarl, South Africa. Livebirths born to enrolled women during follow-up were included in the birth cohort. Mothers and infants received antenatal and postnatal HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy per local guidelines. Developmental assessments on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition (BSID-III), were done in a subgroup of infants at 6 months of age, and in the full cohort at 24 months of age, with assessors masked to HIV exposure status. Mean raw scores and the proportions of children categorised as having a delay (scores