The Health of HIV-exposed Children after Early Weaning
Extracted findings (4)
Early-weaned BAN girls had significantly reduced weight velocity (0.02 vs 0.05 g/kg/day) and length velocity (0.73 vs 1.55 cm/month) compared to matched breastfeeding community girls between 15 and 18
Effect: decline; Weight velocity: 0.02 g/kg/day (BAN girls) vs 0.05 g/kg/day (community girls), p<0.05; Length velocity: 0.73 cm/month (BAN girls) vs 1.55 cm/
Early-weaned BAN boys did not have significantly different weight or length velocity compared to matched breastfeeding community boys between 15 and 18 months of age.
Effect: null; Weight velocity: 0.02 g/kg/day (BAN boys) vs 0.03 g/kg/day (community boys), NS
breastfeeding cessation
declineAfter LNS supplementation ended at 12 months, early-weaned HIV-exposed children on traditional complementary diets had high prevalence of energy (65%), fat (81%), vitamin A (46%), and folate (69%) ina
Effect: decline; Energy deficient: ~65%; fat inadequate: 81%; vitamin A inadequate: 46%; folate inadequate: 69%; vitamin B6 inadequate: 20%; vitamin C inadequ
The prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting did not significantly differ between early-weaned BAN children and matched breastfeeding community children at either 15-16 or 17-18 months of age.
Effect: null; Stunting at 15-16mo: 36% BAN vs 49% community; at 17-18mo: 31% vs 31%. Underweight at 15-16mo: 5% vs 13%; at 17-18mo: 5% vs 3%. Wasting: 0% BAN