title: Factors associated with undernourishment among people 20 years old or over with HIV/AIDS, attending public health services in the São Paulo municipality, Brazil.
abstract: The study evaluated the nutritional status of 629 people living with HIV/AIDS attended at 12 specialized services of São Paulo's Municipal Health Department, Brazil. Data were obtained from medical records and through interviews during nutritional consultation. We used the classification criteria established by World Health Organization to assess malnourished individuals, a BMI < 18.5kg/m2. The prevalence of malnutrition in people with AIDS is 3.12 times that observed among people with HIV, and among people with co-infection it is 3.41 times that obtained among people without co-infection. This indicates how these conditions can harm the maintenance of the nutritional status, and shows that they demand a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in this phenomenon, as well as the development of strategies to improve the health care of individuals at nutritional risk.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katia Cristina
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bassichetto
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Denise Pimentel
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Assistência Especializada em DST/AIDS, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vania Regina Salles
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Veras
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult