ArticleHeliyon2019
An assessment of the nutritional status of ART receiving HIV-orphaned and vulnerable children in South-West Nigeria.
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- Adolescent nutrition in Nigeria: a systematic review.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical, lifestyle, environmental and dietary determinants of malnutrition in adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Nutritional status and gaps in nutritional care among adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia: A multi-facility study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Follow-up for 3 years of a pediatric population diagnosed in 2018 with mother-to-child transmission of HIV in 8 Latin American countries in the PLANTAIDS cohort.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Under-nutrition and associated factors among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Review
- Undernutrition Among HIV-Positive Adolescents on Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Ethiopia.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2020Article
- Dietary patterns and metabolic morbidities correlate among adolescents and young adults with HIV in Lagos, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study design.Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidityArticle
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Abstract
introductionGood nutritional status is pertinent to the optimal outcome of effective ART among children. Against this backdrop, the objective of the current study is to assess the nutritional indices of children receiving ART in South-West Nigeria.
methodsThe study was cross-sectional in design. We randomly selected three urban and six rural ART sites from the ones offering ART services in Oyo state. All consented children receiving ART treatments in the aforementioned sites participated in the study. A total of 390 HIV-positive children and adolescents aged 6-18 years were interviewed using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Children were assessed and growth curves were constructed using the 2007 World Health Organisation (WHO) growth reference standard for children as well as adolescents. Data were presented using descriptive statistics.
resultsAbout 52% of the children are male, 136 (34.9%) have lost at least one parent, 52 (13.3%) have lost either parent to HIV/AIDS. Among the males, 19%, 27%, and 27% were underweight, stunted and thin, respectively when compared with 17%, 23% and 23%, respectively, among females. The male and female weight-for-age average z-score were (-0.98 vs -1.04), height-for-age (-1.12 vs -1.07), and BMI-for-age (-1.19 vs -1.18). Irrespective of age, sex, parental survival, and residence, weight-for-age and BMI-for-age analysis revealed substantial underweight, with the worst outcomes being among those orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
conclusionAll nutritional indices considered in this study fell short of the WHO standard. HIV positive children in the ART sites included in this study are faced with a high burden of undernourishment despite been placed on daily ART regimens. In addition to efficient ART, interventions to ameliorate poor nutritional status is needed.
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