OBJECTIVE: Few studies have reported on nutritional recovery, survival and growth among severely malnourished children with HIV. This study explores nutritional recovery in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children during inpatient nutrition rehabilitation and 4 months of follow-up. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Lilongwe district, Malawi. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weight gain, anthropometrics. RESULTS: In our sample of 454 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), 17.4% (n = 79) of children were HIV infected. None of the children were on antiretroviral therapy upon admission. Among the HIV-infected children, 35.4% (28/79) died, compared with 10.4% (39/375) in HIV-uninfected children (p<0.001). All children who survived achieved nutritional recovery (>85% weight for height and no oedema), regardless of HIV status. HIV-infected children had similar weight gain to HIV-uninfected children (8.9 vs 8.0 g/kg/d, not significant (NS)). Mean increases in z-scores for both subscapular (2.72 vs 2.69, NS) and triceps (1.26 vs 1.48, NS) skinfolds were similar between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children, respectively, during nutrition rehabilitation. 362 children were followed for 4 months, at which time mean weight for height z-score was similar in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children (-0.85 vs -0.64, NS). CONCLUSIONS: HIV-infected children with SAM have higher mortality rates than HIV-uninfected children. Among those who survive, however, nutritional recovery is similar in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children.
OBJECTIVE: Few studies have reported on nutritional recovery, survival and growth among severely malnourished children with HIV. This study explores nutritional recovery in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfectedchildren during inpatient nutrition rehabilitation and 4 months of follow-up. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Lilongwe district, Malawi. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weight gain, anthropometrics. RESULTS: In our sample of 454 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), 17.4% (n = 79) of children were HIV infected. None of the children were on antiretroviral therapy upon admission. Among the HIV-infectedchildren, 35.4% (28/79) died, compared with 10.4% (39/375) in HIV-uninfectedchildren (p<0.001). All children who survived achieved nutritional recovery (>85% weight for height and no oedema), regardless of HIV status. HIV-infectedchildren had similar weight gain to HIV-uninfectedchildren (8.9 vs 8.0 g/kg/d, not significant (NS)). Mean increases in z-scores for both subscapular (2.72 vs 2.69, NS) and triceps (1.26 vs 1.48, NS) skinfolds were similar between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfectedchildren, respectively, during nutrition rehabilitation. 362 children were followed for 4 months, at which time mean weight for height z-score was similar in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfectedchildren (-0.85 vs -0.64, NS). CONCLUSIONS:HIV-infectedchildren with SAM have higher mortality rates than HIV-uninfectedchildren. Among those who survive, however, nutritional recovery is similar in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfectedchildren.
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