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Maternal HIV infection and preterm delivery outcomes at an urban district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal 2011

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 31 , issue 1 , 2016 , pages: 25–28

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2016.1118838

Author(s): Mergan Naidoo Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa , Benn Sartorius Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa , Guy Tshimanga-Tshikala Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Keywords: HIV infection , pre-term delivery

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Abstract

Background: The seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in pregnant women attending public facilities in KwaZulu-Natal province in 2011 was 37%, the highest in South Africa. An association between the HIV status of the pregnant women and preterm delivery, with associated poorer clinical outcomes, has been reported in many studies. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between preterm delivery and maternal HIV infections at an urban district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal in 2011.

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