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Niger. j. paediatr
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42(4): 26-29, 2016. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1267439
RESUMO
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 (p0.005) while; the controls were significantly taller than the infected children after 49months (p