Morbidity and nutrition status of rural drug-naïve Kenyan women living with HIV

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15456438
AutoresCharlotte G Neumann (University of California, Los Angeles, autor correspondente), Winstone Nyandiko (0000-0002-7639-9287, Moi University), Abraham Siika (0000-0001-7669-6612, AMPATH), Natalie Drorbaugh (Fielding Graduate University), Goleen Samari (0000-0002-9506-3586, The University of Texas at Austin), Grace Ettyang (Moi University), Judith A Ernst (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis)
Ano2016
Volume15
Fascículo3
Páginas283-291
Data de publicação2016-09-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAfrican Journal of AIDS Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1608-5906 • E-ISSN: 1727-9445
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2989/16085906.2016.1205111
PMID27681152
OpenAlexW2526355052
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas46

This paper describes morbidity in a group of HIV-positive drug-naïve rural women in western Kenya. A total of 226 drug-naïve HIV-positive women were evaluated for baseline morbidity, immune function, and anthropometry before a food-based nutrition intervention. Kenyan nurses visited women in their homes and conducted semi-structured interviews regarding symptoms and physical signs experienced at the time of the visit and during the previous week and physical inspection. Blood and urine samples were examined for determination of immune function (CD4, CD8, and total lymphocyte counts), anaemia, malaria, and pregnancy status. Intradermal skin testing with tuberculin (PPD), candida, and tetanus toxoid antigens was also performed to evaluate cell-mediated immunity. Anthropometry was measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Seventy-six per cent of the women reported being sick on the day of the interview or within the previous week. Illnesses considered serious were reported by 13.7% of women. The most frequent morbidity episodes reported were upper respiratory tract infections (13.3%), suspected malaria (5.85%), skeletal pain (4.87%), and stomach pain (4.42%). The most common morbidity signs on physical inspection were respiratory symptoms, most commonly rhinorrhea and coughing. Confirmed malaria and severe diarrhea were significantly associated with a higher BMI

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Malaria · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV-related health complications and treatments · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics