Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 2 I 2014

A study on prevalence of anemia and growth pattern among HIV-infected children from rural areas attending Govt. General hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Baratha Jyothi N, Ram Babu Ch, Somaiah K, Suresh Babu K, Sunita K and Prameela Devi Y

Biolife; 2014, 2(2), pp 493-501

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7203268

Abstract:

The present communication deals with the profile of HIV infected children belonging to pre-HAART (pre-Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy) era and HAART era to know the status of anemia and growth pattern who attended the ART centre, Govt. General Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

HAART era; Pre –HAART era; Hemoglobin level; BMI; CD4 count

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Article Dates:

Received: 2 April 2014; Accepted: 19 May 2014; Published: 5 June 2014

How To Cite:

Baratha Jyothi N, Ram Babu Ch, Somaiah K, Suresh Babu K, Sunita K, & Prameela Devi Y. (2022). A study on prevalence of anemia and growth pattern among HIV-infected children from rural areas attending Govt. General hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Indi. Biolife, 2(2), 493–501. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7203268