1. Rates of Growth Failure and Survival among HIV Exposed Children in HIVNET 012 : Uganda.
M Owor (MBchB MMed Ped)
Makerere University - Johns Hopkins University
Research Collaboration.

2. Findings: Uninfected children
Weight Z score 0.81SD lower than US counterparts.
Height Z scores 0.91 SD lower than US counterparts.
Head circumference preserved
Good five year survival 93%
Early Nutrition support urgently required.
Growth monitoring key to care.

3. Findings : Infected children.
Weight Z scores 0.81SD below uninfected.
Head circumference Z scores 0.20SD below the uninfected.
Low Five year survival - 43%
Promote early infant HIV diagnosis
Initiate HAART early
Early nutrition interventions lifesaving.