Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Gwendoline Q Kandawasvika

Publications

• Research Article
  Serum Selenium Levels and Nutritional Status of School Children from an HIV Prevention Programme in Zimbabwe
  Author(s): Patience Kuona, Grace Mashavave, Gwendoline Q Kandawasvika, Janet Dzangare, Mufarowashe Masanganise, Precious Chandiwana, Marshall Munjoma, Kusum Nathoo and Babill Stray-PedersenPatience Kuona, Grace Mashavave, Gwendoline Q Kandawasvika, Janet Dzangare, Mufarowashe Masanganise, Precious Chandiwana, Marshall Munjoma, Kusum Nathoo and Babill Stray-Pedersen
  
  Nutrition programmes in resource poor settings mainly focus on children under the age of five years and this has resulted in limited information on nutritional and micronutrient status of school children in areas with high burden of HIV infection. This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of, and factors associated with stunting, thinness, overweight, underweight and selenium deficiency in school aged children from a high HIV burden peri-urban area in Zimbabwe, a low income country. Seven to 10 year old children from a prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cohort had their serum selenium levels determined by mass spectrometry in a cross-sectional study. Height, weight, mid-upper-arm and head circumferences were measured to determine the prevalence of stunting, thinness, underweight and wasting. WHO growth standards were used to define the children's nutritional st.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000134

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