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Multivitamins improve weight gain patterns during pregnancy in HIV-infected women from Tanzania

Maternal HIV infection is a particular problem of sub-Saharan Africa, where > 13 million women of childbearing age are infected. Pregnant women who are HIV positive are at serious risk for low birth weight infants or preterm delivery. The progression of HIV infection is usually accompanied by opportunistic infections, diminished dietary intake, and nutrient malabsorption, resulting in weight lo...

UCSF Study Finds Drug Treatment Can Be Cost Effective In Tanzania And Thailand For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women

.Geneva, Switzerland -- Antiviral drug treatment can be a cost-effective measure.in both Tanzania and Thailand to reduce the high rate of mother-to-child.transmission of HIV, say University of California San Francisco AIDS.researchers. .In a new study, the UCSF team found that short-course therapy using the.antiviral drug zidovudine, or AZT, was economically feasible in both urban and.rural pop...