Risk of hospitalization or death does not differ in children exposed to HIV, yet uninfected compared to nonexposed peers in Lusaka, Zambia
In this setting of moderate cART uptake, we found no evidence of increased hospitalizations or deaths among CHEU. We conclude that the observed increased morbidity among CHEU can be effectively mitigated through early initiation of cART and exclusive breastfeeding.
Authors
- Lawrence Mwananyanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-749X)
- Roy Chavuma
- Ethan Zulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8491-7346)
- Timothy Heeren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-3559)
- Cassandra R. Duffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5130-2901)
- Julie M. Herlihy
- Leah S. Forman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-2739)
- Christopher Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-0617)
- Donald M. Thea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-1030)
- Roma Chilengi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-9527)
- Natasha Namuziya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6274-2993)
- Barbara Payne-Lohman
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (ZM)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Right to Care (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004152
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.52