Associations with HIV status in children with diarrhoea in Cape Town, South Africa
SOURCE: The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): V.Pillay, G.H.Swingler
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, CHILDREN, DIARRHOEA, HIV/AIDS, WELL-BEING (HEALTH)
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4953
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5722
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5722
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): V.Pillay, G.H.Swingler
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, CHILDREN, DIARRHOEA, HIV/AIDS, WELL-BEING (HEALTH)
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4953
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5722
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5722
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Abstract
Diarrhea and HIV are two of the biggest public health problems in children in Africa. Various patient characteristics namely, socio-demographic/-economic, clinical health-seeking behaviour, and feeding practices were compared in children with diarrhoea who were HIV-infected, HIV-exposed or HIV-negative.-
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