A prospective study of HIV-seropositive asymptomatic women of childbearing age in a developing country

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 May;6(5):446-51.

Abstract

An observational study of 140 HIV-seropositive asymptomatic women of childbearing age was conducted in Haiti from 1984 to 1992 as part of a larger natural history study. Forty-four women were pregnant or became pregnant during the study period. The progression to HIV-related disease, AIDS, and mortality from AIDS was compared in the pregnant and nonpregnant cohorts. The mean follow-up time was 44 months. Overall, 32 of the 140 women (38%) developed AIDS, and 26 (19%) died from AIDS during the study period, with a cumulative AIDS incidence rate of 16% at 3 years after study entry. There was a trend toward earlier manifestation of HIV-related symptoms among the pregnant cohort, but no significant difference was observed in the rate of progression to AIDS or death between the pregnant and nonpregnant women.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Body Weight
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications
  • HIV Seropositivity / physiopathology*
  • Haiti
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Time Factors