Neurodevelopment of Children Exposed to HIV But Uninfected in Zambia: Outcomes From Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Ethan M Zulu, Peter C Rockers, Leah Forman, Namwiya Musonda, Charles Nthele, Frazer Shimaingwa, Megan Bartrum, Ngosa Kawama, Carol B Masempela, Donald M Thea, Julie M Herlihy · 2026
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Ethan Zulu and ten co-authors follow brain growth in Zambian children exposed to HIV before birth in a 2026 paper. These children did not catch HIV, but past work links exposure to slower growth of the mind. About 56,000 such children are born in Zambia each year. Modern drug care for mothers may have closed that gap.
The team enrolled 316 mother-child pairs at a town hospital near Lusaka. Half the infants were exposed to HIV and half were not. At the last check, scores for movement, hand skill, speech, and social growth matched across groups. The checks used a standard child development tool. The authors say outcomes now look equal in this group, a hopeful sign for care programs.
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| CREATOR | Ethan M Zulu, Peter C Rockers, Leah Forman, Namwiya Musonda, Charles Nthele, Frazer Shimaingwa, Megan Bartrum, Ngosa Kawama, Carol B Masempela, Donald M Thea, Julie M Herlihy |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |