Assessment of dietary diversity and nutritional support for children living with HIV in the IeDEA pediatric West African cohort: a non-comparative, feasibility study

Nutritional care is not optimally integrated into pediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the 6-month effect of a nutritional support provided to children living with HIV, followed in a multicentric cohort in West Africa. In 2014-2016, a nutritional intervention was carried out for chi...

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Published in:BMC nutrition 2021-12, Vol.7 (1), p.83-83, Article 83
Main Authors: Jesson, Julie, Ephoevi-Ga, Ayoko, Aké-Assi, Marie-Hélène, Koumakpai, Sikiratou, N'Gbeche, Sylvie, Dainguy, Evelyne, Malateste, Karen, Carrié, Hugo, D'Almeida, Marcelline, Eboua, François Tanoh, Takassi, Elom, Amorissani-Folquet, Madeleine, Leroy, Valériane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Age
AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs
Caregivers
Children
Children & youth
Cohort
Consortia
Dietary supplements
Feasibility studies
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Life Sciences
Malnutrition
Nutritional support
Pediatrics
Questionnaires
Santé publique et épidémiologie
West Africa
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Summary:Nutritional care is not optimally integrated into pediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the 6-month effect of a nutritional support provided to children living with HIV, followed in a multicentric cohort in West Africa. In 2014-2016, a nutritional intervention was carried out for children living with HIV, aged under 10 years, receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) or not, in five HIV pediatric cohorts, in Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire. Weight deficiency was assessed using two definitions: wasting (Weight for Height Z-score [WHZ] for children
ISSN:2055-0928
2055-0928
DOI:10.1186/s40795-021-00486-4