Undernutrition of HEU infants in their first 1000 days of life: A case in the urban-low resource setting of Mukuru Slum Nairobi Kenya

摘要

BackgroundAccording to the Lancet, the successful chemoprophylaxis and the introduction of lifelong antiretroviral therapy programs to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV has promoted the rise in number of HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) infants. In resource limited settings, these infants are at an increased risk of undernutrition due to risk factors such as low birth weight, food insecurity, household composition, income and improper feeding patterns. As several other studies have suggested, the risk factors vary from one setting to another. This paper delved into reviewing the predisposing undernutrition factors in relation to HIV exposure among infants within the low resource urban setting of Mukuru Slum, in Nairobi, Kenya.