title: Impact of house-hold food insecurity on nutritional status of HIV-infected children attending an ART centre in Tamil Nadu.
abstract: We studied the level of food insecurity among households with HIV-infected children and its relationship with childhood nutritional indicators. Among the 147 children assessed, food insecurity was present in 59% of households. Majority of children with stunting belonged to-food insecure families. Stunting and Underweight were more prevalent among children >5 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Centre of Excellence, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children; *National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR); $Tamilnadu State AIDS Control Society and #S.R.M. Medical college Hospital, Chennai, India. pcorchids@gmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Valan
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Klinton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Padmapriyadarsini
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D013851:Thinness / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents