Nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children in households headed by the elderly in Rakai District, South Western Uganda

doi:10.4314/ajfand.v6i1.19169

Nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children in households headed by the elderly in Rakai District, South Western Uganda

Joyce K Kikafunda, Hanifa K Namusoke

Abstract

Although a lot of research has been conducted on the role of good nutrition in mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS, little is known about the health and nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children who mostly live with their elderly grand parents. The major objective of this study was therefore to assess the nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children (

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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. ISSN: 1684-5358

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