Vitamin D deficiency is common among HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in Pune, India, but is not associated with mother-to-child HIV transmission
Mave, V.; Shere, D.; Gupte, N.; Suryavanshi, N.; Kulkarni, V.; Patil, S.; Khandekar, M.; Kinikar, A.; Bharadwaj, R.; Bhosale, R.; Sambarey, P.; Chandanwale, A.; Bollinger, R.; Gupta, A.
HIV Clinical Trials 13(5): 278-283
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1528-4336 PMID: 23134628 DOI: 10.1310/hct1305-278Document Number: 565364
A recent report from Tanzania demonstrated an increased risk of being HIV infected or of dying at birth among children born to breastfeeding mothers with low baseline vitamin D levels. We conducted a nested case-control study among HIV-infected pregnant women in western India to confirm the association between maternal vitamin D levels and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were common among HIV-infected pregnant women, but were not associated with mother to child HIV transmission at 1 year postpartum (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.66; 95% CI, 0.30-1.45; P = .30).