Table 4 The prevalence of wasting among adolescents living with HIV and on ART follow-up in LMICs (n = 9)
Author Name | Year | Country | Sample size | Wasting n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Darshit, et al [20] | 2020 | Uganda | 132 | 10(7.6) |
Dos Reis, et al [21] | 2015 | Brazil | 115 | 4(3.5) |
Hillesheim, et al [30] | 2014 | Brazil | 49 | 1(2.0) |
Jesson, et al [23] | 2015 | Central and West-African | 684 | 69(10.0) |
Lwanga, et al [25] | 2015 | Uganda | 200 | 36(18.0) |
Ramalho, et al [34] | 2011 | Brazil | 94 | 21(22.3) |
Sewale, et al., [35] | 2018 | Ethiopia | 372 | 224(60.2) |
Shiferaw & Gebremedhin [24] | 2020 | Ethiopia | 260 | 52(20.0) |
Yasuoka, et al [26] | 2020 | Cambodia | 298 | 39(13.1) |