Jaeger FN
Cote D'Ivoire
Research Article
Evaluation of the Nutritional State of Children and Teenagers Infected by HIV Treated in a University Hospital in Abidjan (Cte dIvoire)
Author(s): Folquet AM, Dainguy ME, Ekra D, Oka Bérété G, Diomandé D, Kouakou C, Kouadio E, Kouadio Yapo G, Gro Bi A, Djivohessoun A, Djoman I and Jaeger FNFolquet AM, Dainguy ME, Ekra D, Oka Bérété G, Diomandé D, Kouakou C, Kouadio E, Kouadio Yapo G, Gro Bi A, Djivohessoun A, Djoman I and Jaeger FN
Introduction: The aim of our study was to evaluate the nutritional status of HIV-infected children followed at a university pediatrics department in Abidjan.
Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted from January to March 2013 in the pediatric department of the university teaching hospital of Cocody and concerned pediatrics HIV/AIDS cases. Children of 0-59 months (group A) and those above 59 months (group B) formed two groups.
Results: Two hundred and twenty-two children were assessed during this period. The median age was 105 months and the sex ratio of 1.09. More than half of the children were from modest backgrounds (52.7%) or orphans (53.9%). At enrollment in the cohort, they were mostly symptomatic (77.0%), had immune deficiencies (76.5%), anemia (74,0%) and were on Anti-retr.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2090-7214.1000185