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Nutritional status and dietary diversity of school-age children living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Junko YasuokaSiyan YiSumiyo OkawaSovannary TuotMakoto MurayamaChantheany HuotPheak ChhounSokunthea YemKazuki YuzurihaTetsuya MizutaniKimiyo Kikuchi
Published in: BMC public health (2020)
Prevalence of stunting was more than double that of non-infected school-age children living in urban areas in Cambodia. This highlights the importance of conducting nutritional intervention programs, especially tailored for children living with HIV in the country. Although dietary diversity was not significantly associated with children's nutritional status in this study, the findings will contribute to implementing future nutritional interventions more efficiently by indicating children who are most in need of such interventions in Cambodia.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • risk factors
  • public health