Childhood undernutrition is a major global health burden that is only partially resolved by
nutritional interventions. Both chronic and acute forms of child undernutrition are …

Introduction: Children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected (CHEU) are at risk of linear
growth faltering and neurodevelopmental delay. Circulating biomarkers associated with …

Few studies have compared clinical outcomes in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV-
unexposed uninfected (HUU) infants in the current scenario of universal and lifelong …

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia has repeatedly been described in the context of HIV-exposed
uninfected and HIV-infected infants. Despite its significant role in the etiology of childhood …

Background: With the increasing HIV seroprevalence among women of childbearing age in
sub-Saharan Africa, limited data on growth outcomes of HIV exposed infants under current …

Background: The increased coverage of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)
services has significantly reduced paediatric HIV infection incidence. The aim of the study …

Summary HIV-Exposed Uninfected (HEU) infants are a rapidly expanding population in sub-
Saharan Africa and are highly susceptible to disease caused by encapsulated bacteria in …

Effective treatments have decreased vertical transmission of HIV and most infants born to
women living with HIV (WLH) are HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU). There is evidence that …

Health, growth and development during mid-childhood (from 5 to 14 years) are poorly
characterised, and this period has been termed the 'missing middle'. This thesis describes …

Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a major cause of mortality and
morbidity globally. Vertical transmission is the primary mode of HIV acquisition among …