Child survival in children born to HIV-2 infected women in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.
We have retrospectively studied the effect of maternal HIV-2 infection and other risk factors on child survival at a family planning centre in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. A total of 2109 women were included, and the seroprevalence of HIV-2 was 5.7%. Overall child mortality of all live births (n=5912) reported by the women (standardized for age of the mother) was slightly higher among children of HIV-2 seropositive mothers (16.3%) compared with children of HIV seronegative women (14.6%) (not significant). There was a significant association between low level of maternal education and increased child mortality, but no difference in the level of education was found between HIV-2 seropositive and seronegative women.
Norrgren
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National Public Health Laboratory LNSP, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. hans.norrgren@infek.lu.se
Fonseca
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A
Andersson
S
S
Dias
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F
Nauclér
A
A
Biberfeld
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G
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006169:Guinea-Bissau / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D009035:Mothers; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis