title: [malnutrition and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Bagui (Central Africa). Study and 2-year follow-up of a cohort of 175 malnourished children and 101 mothers].
abstract: In Bangui (Central African Republic) a survey started in 1986 for 2 years. 175 undernourished children and the mothers were surveyed. In this target group, a high seroprevalence to HIV was determined (12 p.c. of the undernourished children and 25 p.c. for the mothers.) It was also possible to put into light the predictive signs of HIV1 infection in the undernourished people, to follow them up clinically and to determine the sociocultural profile of the undernourished child's mother. In fact, unmarried woman, incidentally prostitute. This is a group at risk that has to be privileged within the control of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Hôpitaux des Armées, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lesbordes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coulaud
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Georges
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002488:Central African Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Malnutrition et virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (VIH) à Bangui (Centrafrique). Etude et suivi d'une cohorte de 175 enfants dénutris et de 101 mères pendant 2 ans.