Serum Selenium Levels and Nutritional Status of School Children from an HIV Prevention Programme in Zimbabwe

Patience Kuona^1*, Grace Mashavave², Gwendoline Q Kandawasvika¹, Janet Dzangare³, Mufarowashe Masanganise⁴, Precious Chandiwana⁴, Marshall Munjoma⁵, Kusum Nathoo¹ and Babill Stray-Pedersen⁶

¹Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

²Department of Chemical Pathology, Zimbabwe

³AIDS and TB Unit, Ministry of Health and Child Care,, Zimbabwe

⁴Letten Foundation Research Centre, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

⁶Division of Women and Children, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway