Open AccessDoppler velocimetry indices of human immunodeficiency virus-positive pregnant women and their controls at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
Author(s) -
Anas Ismail,
Lukman Yusuf,
Ayyuba Rabiu,
Jameela Ibrahim Mu'uta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_40_19
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , gestational age , exact test , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , parity (physics) , fetus , pregnancy , gynecology , immunology , genetics , physics , biology , particle physics
Nigeria is among the countries having a large number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people in Africa with growing number of HIV-positive children, mainly infected by their mothers. Traditional tests diagnose high-risk fetuses very late. Doppler sonography has a potential for detecting high at-risk fetus at a much early stage, so that appropriate measures could be instituted to improve outcomes. This study compared umbilical artery velocimetric parameters among HIV-positive women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and their matched controls to determine the possible abnormalities and correlates.