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

Authors

  • Akintan PE Department of Paediatrics
  • Akinsulie AO Department of Paediatrics
  • Temiye E Department of Paediatrics
  • Esezobor C Department of Paediatrics

Abstract

Abstract:

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<0.005) while, the controls were significantly taller than the infected children after 49months (p=0.019). The controls had bigger arm than the infected (p=<0.029) while the head circumference was also significantly higher in the controls (p=<0.033) with the difference being more in the children aged less than 3 years.

Conclusion: HIV infection has a profound association with growth being earliest on the head size, followed by weight and then height.
Keywords: HIV, children, weight, height, MUAC, head circumference

Author Biographies

  • Akintan PE, Department of Paediatrics



    Lagos University Teaching Idi-Araba,
    Lagos Nigeria

  • Akinsulie AO, Department of Paediatrics


    College of Medicine , University of
    Lagos and Lagos University Teaching
    Idi-Araba , Lagos Nigeria

  • Temiye E, Department of Paediatrics

    College of Medicine , University of
    Lagos and Lagos University Teaching
    Idi-Araba , Lagos Nigeria

  • Esezobor C, Department of Paediatrics


    College of Medicine , University of
    Lagos and Lagos University Teaching
    Idi-Araba , Lagos Nigeria

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Published

2024-07-02

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1 (2016): Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

Section

ORIGINALS

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Anthropometric measurements of HIV-infected children aged one to five years in a tertiary hospital in Lagos Nigeria. (2024). NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, 43(1), 26-29. https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/223