Anthropometric measurements of HIV-infected children aged one to five years in a tertiary hospital in Lagos Nigeria

Autor:	Akintan PE, Akinsulie AO, Temiye E, Esezobor C
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	hiv children weight height muac head circumference Medicine
Zdroj:	Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 26-29 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0302-4660 2814-2985
Popis:	Objectives: To determine the association between HIV infection and anthropometric measures (weight, height, midupper arm circumference and head circumference) of children aged one to five years. Method: A cross sectional descriptive study using structured questionnaire and measurement of weight, height, head and midupper arm circumference of 846 infected children and matched controls. Results: The mean weights of the controls were significantly higher than those of the infected children at all age groups (p
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