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Background: Childhood is the most important period of physical growth and cognitive development. Studies show that growth and nutritional status of pediatric patients infected with HIV are often altered. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence in alterations of growth and nutritional status of HIV-infected pediatric patients treated at the HIV Clinic of the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría in México City. Materials and Methods: It was an observational, descriptive, transversal study. The final sample included 49 patients, 22 girls and 27 boys between 3 months and 1 8 years old. All participants underwent a complete nutritional assessmentthat included anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary indicators. Results: The most common nutritional disorder was stunting. A higher prevalence of acute malnutrition was observed in infants, preschoolers and hospitalized patients. The biochemical evaluation assessed the presence of dysli pi demia and anemia. The 46.9% of the sample showed abnormal plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, or both. On clinical examination diarrhea was the most frequent symptom, which was observed in 1 00% of hospitalized patients. The dietary assessment showed that none of the patients followed the healthy diet baselines. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the importance of nutritional intervention in patients with HIV. The HIV Clinic of Instituto Nacional de Pediatría should consider including a nutritionist as part of the multidisciplinary team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud is the property of Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of MedULA is the property of Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This investigation analyzes disparities in nutritional anemia in Colombia from the perspective of the social determinants of health, food security and human rights. It utilizes secondary information from the Colombian National Nutrition Survey (la Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia -ENSIN) and the National Survey of Demograhics and Health (Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud -ENDS), both conducted in 2005 and both having national coverage and representation. The methods used to describe existing disparities include the estimation of prevalence ratios, concentration indices and multivariate analysis of the determinants of nutritional anemia identified through the disaggregation of explicatory variables. The greatest prevalence of nutritional anemia in Colombia is found in children ages 5 to12 years. The greatest disparities and greatest concentration of nutritional anemia as found in the poorest strata were also seen in this group. Additionally, as with the under 5 age group, these disparities predominantly affect rural areas and the Atlantic region of the country. These disparities are associated with factors such as deficient basic sanitary infrastructure, not participating in child growth and development programs, not being affiliated with social security, deficient diet and poor general health. This study demonstrates that meeting the challenge of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger requires the promotion of interventions that act on the social factors determining the disparities described herein. The construction of more equitable societies will allow for the attainment of national nutritional goals by bringing the relation between social determinants and inequities in nutritional anemia into focus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]