| Abstract
| - The relationships among hemoglobin, ferritin, and transferrin receptor levels and 2 markers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease severity—HIV load and CD4+ lymphocyte count—were characterized among 483 pregnant women in Malawi, Africa. The only significant correlation was an inverse correlation between hemoglobin level and plasma HIV load (r = −.104; P<.03). The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was not significantly different across quartiles of HIV load or CD4+ lymphocyte count. In contrast to previous studies, these data suggest that iron status is not related to markers of HIV disease severity in pregnant women in Africa.
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