title: Nutritional Assessment of Newborns of HIV Infected Mothers.
abstract: Nutritional status of 50 newborns born to HIV infected mothers in a tertiary care hospital was compared with that of babies born to HIV seronegative mothers, as assessed by birthweight, mid arm circumference to head circumference ratio (MAC/HC), ponderal index (PI), and clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score. The incidence of malnutrition in babies born to HIV infected mothers was 36%, 82%, 20%, and 44% using birth weight, MAC/HC, PI, and CAN scores, respectively, compared to 10%, 56%, 8%, and 22% incidence in babies born to HIV seronegative mothers, respectively. Rate of fetal malnutrition was significantly more in babies born to HIV infected mothers.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, India. drjinalgangar@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gangar
mesh_terms: D049628:Body Size; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D048070:Fetal Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*