Lin Chinqing, Li Li, Ji Guoping, Wu Sheng, Semaan Alan
Department of Epidemiology, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, USA.
Vulnerable Child Youth Stud. 2008 Apr 1;3(1):16-23. doi: 10.1080/17450120701660602.
HIV/AIDS in China poses many challenges for caregivers and their children. A total of 154 caregivers of HIV/AIDS-affected families were interviewed to examine the children's nutrition intake and body mass index (BMI) in the context of HIV/AIDS in the family. The results showed that 25% of children in HIV/AIDS-affected families were underweight or at risk of being underweight according to US criteria. More than half the children reported that their consumption of protein such as meat, eggs or milk ranged from not at all to two times during the past month. About 40% of the children sometimes or often went hungry due to insufficient food. The study findings underscore the need to improve the nutrition and general health of children of people living with HIV/AIDS.
中国的艾滋病病毒/艾滋病给照料者及其子女带来了诸多挑战。研究人员共采访了154名受艾滋病病毒/艾滋病影响家庭的照料者，以考察在家庭感染艾滋病病毒/艾滋病的背景下儿童的营养摄入情况和体重指数（BMI）。结果显示，根据美国标准，受艾滋病病毒/艾滋病影响家庭中有25%的儿童体重不足或有体重不足的风险。超过半数的儿童报告称，他们在过去一个月里肉类、蛋类或奶类等蛋白质的摄入量从完全没有到两次不等。约40%的儿童有时或经常因食物不足而挨饿。研究结果强调了改善艾滋病病毒感染者子女营养状况和总体健康的必要性。
