title: Vitamin D deficiency is common among HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in Pune, India, but is not associated with mother-to-child HIV transmission.
abstract: A recent report from Tanzania demonstrated an increased risk of being HIV infected or of dying at birth among children born to breastfeeding mothers with low baseline vitamin D levels. We conducted a nested case-control study among HIV-infected pregnant women in western India to confirm the association between maternal vitamin D levels and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were common among HIV-infected pregnant women, but were not associated with mother to child HIV transmission at 1 year postpartum (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.66; 95% CI, 0.30-1.45; P = .30).
authors.affiliation: Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Medical College Clinical Trials Units, Pune, India. vidyamave@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mave
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shere
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.forename: Nishi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suryavanshi
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Sandesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Medha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khandekar
authors.forename: Aarti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinikar
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bharadwaj
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhosale
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sambarey
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandanwale
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bollinger
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult