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Adolescent Motherhood and HIV

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 1847

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Elona Toska

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Guest Editor
Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
Interests: adolescents; HIV; pregnancy & motherhood; sexual and reproductive health; development accelerators
Dr. Hlengiwe Sacolo

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Guest Editor
Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
Interests: adolescent and reproductive health; maternal and child health; evidence-based parent support programmes; policy advocacy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

HIV infection and motherhood overlap in adolescents and often share similar risk factors. When they co-occur, they may affect maternal and child outcomes in syndemic (additive or multiplicative) ways. However, our knowledge of how this happens remains limited. Understanding experiences of adolescent mothers, their children, their families, and the service providers that support them, in the context of high HIV risk and prevalence, is critical to breaking intergenerational cycles of adversity. Evidence on promising practices and effective programs in different settings and sectors is needed, including health services, social development (including parenting and caregiver support), education, and labor/employment sectors. Ultimately, individual interventions may be insufficient to address the drivers and negative outcomes linked to HIV acquisition and early adolescent pregnancy.

This Special Issue of The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on the current state of knowledge on HIV and motherhood during adolescence in different communities, highlights possible solutions, and identifies future research gaps.

Dr. Elona Toska
Dr. Hlengiwe Sacolo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • HIV
  • motherhood
  • pregnancy
  • adolescence
  • drivers
  • solutions

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Adverse Perinatal Outcomes among Adolescent Pregnant Women Living with HIV: A Propensity-Score-Matched Study
by Gilmar de Souza Osmundo Junior, Fábio Roberto Cabar, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Adriana Lippi Waissman, Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta and Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(8), 5447; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085447 - 10 Apr 2023
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HIV infection and adolescent pregnancy are known to increase the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, data are limited concerning the outcomes of pregnancies among adolescent girls living with HIV. This retrospective propensity-score matched study aimed to compare adverse perinatal outcomes in adolescent [...] Read more.
HIV infection and adolescent pregnancy are known to increase the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, data are limited concerning the outcomes of pregnancies among adolescent girls living with HIV. This retrospective propensity-score matched study aimed to compare adverse perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnant women living with HIV (APW-HIV-positive) with HIV-negative adolescent pregnant women (APW-HIV-negative) and adult pregnant women with HIV (PW-HIV). APW-HIV-positive were propensity-score matched with APW-HIV-negative and PW-HIV. The primary endpoint was a composite endpoint of adverse perinatal outcomes, comprising preterm birth and low birth weight. There were 15 APW-HIV-positive and 45 women in each control group. The APW-HIV-positive were aged 16 (13–17) years and had had HIV for 15.5 (4–17) years, with 86.7% having perinatally acquired HIV. The APW-HIV-positive had higher rates of perinatally acquired HIV infection (86.7 vs. 24.4%, p < 0.001), a longer HIV infection time (p = 0.021), and longer exposure to antiretroviral therapy (p = 0.034) compared with the PW-HIV controls. The APW-HIV-positive had an almost five-fold increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared with healthy controls (42.9% vs. 13.3%, p = 0.026; OR 4.9, 95% CI 1.2–19.1). The APW-HIV-positive and APW-HIV-negative groups had similar perinatal outcomes. Full article
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