Nutritional rehabilitation of HIV-exposed infants in Malawi: Results from the drug resources enhancement against AIDS and malnutrition program

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 421-434

  Buonomo, Ersilia ^a   de Luca, Simona ^b   Tembo, Dyna ^c   Scarcella, Paola ^a   Germano, Paola ^d   Altan, Anna Maria Doro ^a   Palombi, Leonardo ^a   Liotta, Giuseppe ^a   Nielsen Saines, Karin ^e   Erba, Fulvio ^a   Marazzi, Maria Cristina ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Nutrition ^*  (Malawi)

^d Community of Sant' Egidio ^*  (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV exposed children; Infant malnutrition; Malaria; Nutritional rehabilitation; Peer education

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT FEEDING; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALARIA; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL REHABILITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; REHABILITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MALAWI;

EID: 84857779342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9020421     Document Type: Article

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