1. Evaluation of the Growth of Young Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers in Western Kenya
Presenter/Mentor: Rachel Vreeman, MD, MS Fellow: Megan McHenry, MD

2. Study Objective Methods
To evaluate anthropometrics and factors associated with underweight and wasted status for children born to HIV-infected mother in western Kenya
Retrospective chart review of AMPATH EMR data
Children <5 years seen at AMPATH clinics between January 2011-September 2014
Analyses used summary statistics, logistic regression, and resampling of AUC
Methods

3. Results 2008-2009 KDHS 2011-2014 AMPATH WFAZ <-2 = 16% 47.2%
Mean WFAZ score
WFAZ -2 to -3
WFAZ <-3
0.68 ±1.45
32.8% (n=4561)
14.4% (n=2014)
Mean HFAZ score
HFAZ -2 to -3
HFAZ <-3
-1.38 ±1.92
46.7% (n=6506)
25.0% (n=3488)
Mean WFHZ score
WFHZ -2 to -3
WFHZ <-3
0.35 ±2.09
17.5% (n=3044)
13.1% (n=2295)
13,925 children
51.7% (n=7197) female
2.7% (n=372) double orphans
14.8% (n=2054) HIV-infected
69.2% (n=9639) HEU
16.0% (n=2232) without
confirmatory testing
KDHS
WFAZ <-2 = 16%
HFAZ <-2 = 35.3%
WFHZ <-2 = 6.5%
AMPATH
47.2%
71.7%
30.6%

4. Figure 3: Comparisons of Mean WFHZ Scores Over Time