Effects of Maternal HIV Infection and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes in Uganda

Abstract Alcohol use and HIV infection are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), and both are associated with low birth weight. Yet, few studies have evaluated the combined effects of maternal HIV infection and alcohol use on birth outcomes. We analyzed data from a prospective cohort study of HIV-related placental changes in Ugandan women. We defined alcohol use as self-reported alcohol use within the last year, using the AUDIT questionnaire and used linear and logistic regression to measure associations between maternal alcohol use, HIV serostatus, and birth weight. In a subsample, we measured alcohol exposure using phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in neonatal heelstick dried blood spots to confirm maternal alcohol use. Of 352 participants, 176 (50%) were women with HIV (WHIV). Three of 176 (2%) HIVuninfected women and 17/176 (10%) of WHIV self-reported alcohol use (P = 0.002). Maternal HIV infection was associated with lower birth weight (β = −0.12, 95% CI [−0.20, −0.02], P = 0.02), but self-reported alcohol use was not (β = 0.06, 95% CI [−0.15, 0.26], P = 0.54), and the interaction between HIV serostatus and alcohol use was not significant (P = 0.13). Among the PEth subsample, neither HIV status nor PEthconfirmed alcohol use were associated with low birth weight. Maternal HIV infection was associated with lower birth weight, but alcohol use was not, and there was no significant interaction between maternal HIV infection and alcohol use. Alcohol use was more prevalent in WHIV and under-reporting was common. A larger study of the effects of laboratory-confirmed alcohol and HIV exposure on birth outcomes is warranted..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

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Aids and behavior - 28(2023), 3 vom: 16. Okt., Seite 805-810

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adong, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Musinguzi, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Ngonzi, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Haberer, Jessica E. [VerfasserIn]
Bassett, Ingrid V. [VerfasserIn]
Siedner, Mark J. [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Drucilla J. [VerfasserIn]
Hahn, Judith A. [VerfasserIn]
Bebell, Lisa M. [VerfasserIn]

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Alcohol
Birth Outcomes
Maternal HIV
Uganda

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10.1007/s10461-023-04181-2

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SPR054899834