Vitamin D status, nutrition and growth in HIV-infected mothers and HIV-exposed infants and children in Botswana.

Alyssa M TindallJoan I SchallBoitshepo SemeBakgaki RatshaaMichael TolleMaria S NnyepiLoeto MazhaniRichard M RutsteinAndrew P SteenhoffVirginia A Stallings

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Results showed a low prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in Botswana. Growth was positively correlated with vitamin D status in HIV-exposed children, and HIV+ children had poorer linear growth than HIV- children.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
young adults
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
south africa