Publications by authors named "Ana Paula Machado Botelho"
[Illicit drug use by pregnant women infected with HIV].
Victor Hugo Melo Ana Paula Machado Botelho Marcelle Marie Martins Maia Mário Dias Correa Jorge Andrade Pinto
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet
December 2014
Purpose: To determine if illicit drug use increases the vertical transmission of HIV, to identify the risk factors involved in mother and child health and the prevalence of illicit drug use among these pregnant women.
Methods: Sixty-four (7.6%) of 845 pregnant women from the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, attended in the service between October 1997 and February 2012 reported the use of illicit drugs.