Food insecurity and CD4% Among HIV+ children in Gaborone, Botswana.
Food insecurity and CD4% Among HIV+ children in Gaborone, Botswana.
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食品%20不安全%20和%20CD4%%20其中%20HIV+%20儿童%20在%20哈博罗内，%20博茨瓦纳。
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10.1097/qai.0000000000000190
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2014
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Anabwani,GabrielM
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Mendoza,JasonA;Matshaba,Mogomotsi;Makhanda,Jeremiah;Liu,Yan;Boitshwarelo,Matshwenyego;Anabwani,GabrielM
We investigated the association between household food insecurity (HFI) and CD4% among 2–6-year old HIV+ outpatients (n= 78) at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence in Gaborone, Botswana. HFI was assessed by a validated survey. CD4% data were abstracted from the medical record. We used multiple linear regression with CD4%(dependent variable), HFI (independent variable), and controlled for sociodemographic and clinical covariates. Multiple linear regression showed a significant main effect for HFI [beta=− 0.6, 95% confidence interval (CI):− 1.0 to− 0.1] and child gender (beta= 5.6, 95% CI: 1.3 to 9.8). Alleviating food insecurity may improve pediatric HIV outcomes in Botswana and similar Sub-Saharan settings.
