Impact of house-hold food insecurity on nutritional status of HIV-infected children attending an ART centre in Tamil Nadu.

Suresh, E and Srinivasan, R and Valan, A S and Klinton, Joel S and Padmapriyadarsini, C (2015) Impact of house-hold food insecurity on nutritional status of HIV-infected children attending an ART centre in Tamil Nadu. Indian pediatrics, 52 (3). pp. 250-2. ISSN 0974-7559

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Abstract

We studied the level of food insecurity among households with HIV-infected children and its relationship with childhood nutritional indicators. Among the 147 children assessed, food insecurity was present in 59% of households. Majority of children with stunting belonged to-food insecure families. Stunting and Underweight were more prevalent among children >5 years of age.

Affiliation:	ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Item Type:	Article
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/1371

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