Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and perinatal mortality. Thus, thi...
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| description | Abstract Background HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and perinatal mortality. Thus, this systematic review aimed to examine the pooled effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes in Sub Saharan Africa. Method A systematic literature searches were done from PubMed, Hinari, Google scholar and online research repositories. All observational studies (January/2012 to January 01/2024) reporting the effects of maternal HIV on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa were included. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using I2 stastics. Publication bias was also assessed using Egger’s test with 5% significance level. Finally, the random effects analysis model was used to estimate the pooled effect size. Result A total of 19 articles met inclusion criteria and included in this systematic review. About 104,840 mothers were involved in this analysis. Maternal HIV infection had significant effects for giving low birth weight babies 9.68, 95%CI (6.72, 12.64), and preterm delivery 1.72; 95% CI: (1.49, 1.95) among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa. Furthermore, the pooled estimate exhibited that maternal HIV had no risk for perinatal mortality among women living with HIV as compared to HIV negative women. Conclusion Women living with HIV are at greater risk for giving low birth weight babies, preterm delivery than HIV negative women. We recommend that Health care providers and other stakeholders should focus on maternal HIV screening and providing special care to protect them from adverse birth outcomes during antenatal period. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec7a74e8e2634db39b15f61993b468432025-02-09T12:57:38ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-02-0125111710.1186/s12889-025-21497-xEffect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysisWorku Necho Asferie0Tigabu Munye Aytenew1Amare Kassaw2Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel3Solomon Demis Kebede4Bosena Tebeje Gashaw5Demewoz Kefale6Department of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversityDepartment of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversityDepartment of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversitySchool of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Jimma UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor UniversityAbstract Background HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and perinatal mortality. Thus, this systematic review aimed to examine the pooled effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes in Sub Saharan Africa. Method A systematic literature searches were done from PubMed, Hinari, Google scholar and online research repositories. All observational studies (January/2012 to January 01/2024) reporting the effects of maternal HIV on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa were included. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using I2 stastics. Publication bias was also assessed using Egger’s test with 5% significance level. Finally, the random effects analysis model was used to estimate the pooled effect size. Result A total of 19 articles met inclusion criteria and included in this systematic review. About 104,840 mothers were involved in this analysis. Maternal HIV infection had significant effects for giving low birth weight babies 9.68, 95%CI (6.72, 12.64), and preterm delivery 1.72; 95% CI: (1.49, 1.95) among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa. Furthermore, the pooled estimate exhibited that maternal HIV had no risk for perinatal mortality among women living with HIV as compared to HIV negative women. Conclusion Women living with HIV are at greater risk for giving low birth weight babies, preterm delivery than HIV negative women. We recommend that Health care providers and other stakeholders should focus on maternal HIV screening and providing special care to protect them from adverse birth outcomes during antenatal period.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21497-xMaternal HIVBirth outcomeHIV positive womenSub Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Worku Necho Asferie Tigabu Munye Aytenew Amare Kassaw Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel Solomon Demis Kebede Bosena Tebeje Gashaw Demewoz Kefale Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Public Health Maternal HIV Birth outcome HIV positive women Sub Saharan Africa |
| title | Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | effect of maternal hiv infection on birth outcomes among hiv positive women in sub saharan africa a systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | Maternal HIV Birth outcome HIV positive women Sub Saharan Africa |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21497-x |
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