Vitamin A Supplementation And Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Shedding In Women:
Abstract
{ Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A supplementation on vaginal shedding of HIV-1, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 6 weeks of daily oral vitamin A (10,000 IU of retinyl palmitate) was conducted among 400 HIV-1-infected women in Mombasa, Kenya. At follow-up, there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of HIV-1 DNA (18% vs. 21%
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Http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/jndinya/publications/beaten-jm-mcclelland-rs-overbaugh-j-richardson-ba-emery-s-lavreys-l-mandaliya-khttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/27628
Citation
Beaten Jm, Mcclelland Rs, Overbaugh J, Richardson Ba< Emery S, Lavreys L, Mandaliya K, Bankson Dd, Ndinya-achola Jo, Bwayo Jj, Kreiss Jk. Vitamin A Supplementation And Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Shedding In Women: Results Of A Randomised Clinical, O., Prof. Ndinya-achola J. , J Infect Dis 2002;185:1187-91, (2002)Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Medicine
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