Bridge Andrea, Kipp Walter, Jhangri Gian S, Laing Lory, Konde-Lule Joseph
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 May;74(5):926-31.
This study conducted in Uganda assessed the nutritional status of young children and their disease history in the 3-month period before the study. Two groups of children were randomly selected: the first group consisted of 105 children living in homes where a family member fell sick of AIDS, whereas the second group consisted of 100 children who were living in homes where nobody was affected by AIDS. Acute malnutrition (wasting) was rare. There was no difference in the severity of stunting in the two groups (Z scores, -2.1 versus -2.2, P = 0.70). In those children living in AIDS-affected homes, disease episodes were longer (15.7 versus 11.3 days, P = 0.014), but the frequency of disease occurrence was similar in both groups. Fifty-five percent of all children suffered from moderate to severe malnutrition (stunting). The high stunting rate in early childhood suggests a public nutritional intervention program is recommended.
这项在乌干达开展的研究评估了幼儿在研究前3个月期间的营养状况及其疾病史。随机选取了两组儿童：第一组由105名家庭成员感染艾滋病的家庭中的儿童组成，而第二组由100名家庭成员未受艾滋病影响的家庭中的儿童组成。急性营养不良（消瘦）情况罕见。两组儿童发育迟缓的严重程度没有差异（Z评分，-2.1对-2.2，P = 0.70）。在受艾滋病影响家庭中生活的儿童，疾病发作时间更长（15.7天对11.3天，P = 0.014），但两组疾病发生频率相似。所有儿童中有55%患有中度至重度营养不良（发育迟缓）。幼儿期的高发育迟缓率表明建议实施公共营养干预计划。
