Growth of young HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in western Kenya: A retrospective chart review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objective of this study was to determine the growth patterns, rates of malnutrition, and factors associated with malnutrition in children born to HIV-infected mothers in western Kenya using data from an electronic medical record system.

Methods

This study was a retrospective chart review of HIV-infected (HIV+) and-exposed (HEU) children (<5 years) using data collected prospectively in the course of routine clinical care and stored in the electronic medical record system in western Kenya between January 2011 and August 2016. Demographics and anthropometrics were described, with Chi-square testing to compare proportions. Multiple variable logistic regression analysis was used to identify correlates of children being stunted, underweight, and wasted. We also ex

SUBMITTER: McHenry MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892498 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature