Is food insecurity a barrier to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services in Zimbabwe : a cross-sectional study?
Among women with a recent birth, food insecurity is inversely associated with service utilization in the PMTCT cascade and severe household food insecurity may be positively associated with MTCT. These preliminary findings support the assessment of FI in antenatal care and integrated food and nutrition programs for pregnant women to improve maternal and child health.
This study suggests that the CYP2C9 polymorphism may be involved in the lipid-lowering efficacy of rosuvastatin in patients with hyperlipidemia.