Looking beyond prevention of parent to child transmission: Impact of maternal factors on growth of HIV-exposed uninfected infant.

Background: Compared to HIV-infected children, relatively little has been described regarding the health status, particularly growth of HIV-exposed but uninfected children in resource-limited settings. This is particularly relevant with widespread implementation of the prevention of parent to child transmission program.

Methods: At a tertiary care health institute in India, a cohort of 44 HIV-exposed but uninfected children were followed through 6 months of age.

Effect of antiretroviral therapy on clinical and immunologic disease progression in HIV positive children: One-year follow-up study.

Objective: To study the effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on clinical, immunologic, and nutritional progression of disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children for 1 year.

Materials And Methods: The study included 54 children aged 1.5-15 years who registered at the ART center, Surat, from August 2007 to August 2009.

Pulmonary function test in healthy school children of 8 to 14 years age in south Gujarat region, India.

Objective: To obtain reference values for FEV(1), FVC, FEV(1)% and PEFR among children aged 8-14 years in south Gujarat region of India.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 655 normal healthy school children (408 boys and 247 girls) of Surat city aged 8 to 14 years studying in V to VII standard during November 2007 to April 2008. Height, weight, body surface area were measured.