In utero HIV exposure and anthropometry trajectories from birth through 8 years of age: findings from a prospective birth cohort in South Africa
Compared to CHU, CHEU had lower weight and height from birth to 8 years, driven by early life differences. Among CHEU, maternal HIV factors did not drive anthropometry outcomes.
Authors
- E Goddard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-8113)
- Jennifer Pellowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-4135)
- Lesley Jean Workman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3433-6106)
- Angela M. Bengtson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-8132)
- Toby Mansell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1282-6331)
- David Burgner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-4302)
- Dan Joseph Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-7810)
- Heather Joy Zar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-759X)
- Maresa Botha
- Tiffany Burd
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Hartford Hospital (US)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.03.25341573
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- State Government of Victoria
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council