Author:

• Lucia Helena Almeida Gratão - Gratão, L.H.A - <luciagratao@gmail.com;>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-5784

Co-author(s):

• Guilherme Nobre Lima do Nascimento - Nascimento, GNL - <guilherme.nobre@uft.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-0872
• Renata Junqueira Pereira - Pereira, R.J. - <renatajunqueira@uft.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-4013

Abstract:

The verification of factors associated with growth, body composition and nutritional and nutritional aspects after HIV infection in children or adolescents in Brazil is fundamental for progress in this area. We ed articles published until 2018, available on the platforms PubMed and LILACS, using the keywords The following descriptors and their associations were used, extractedMeSH: \"Children\", \"Adolescent\", \"Anthropometry\", \"Nutritional Assessment\", \"HIV\", \"Brazil\" adding the filter \"and\" for advanced searches. A total of 1450 articles were found, and after ion and full reading, 19 were ed. The studies agreed that children and adolescents living with HIV present or may present alterations in bone metabolism, lipid metabolism and body composition due to infection or associated with therapy. Significant differences were observed in weight and height in infected infants compared to uninfected infants. The evaluation and monitoring of diet quality, as well as serum micronutrient monitoring, are fundamental to guarantee the clinical and treatment conditions of these patients, as well as to prevent disorders due to low nutrient intakes.

Keywords:

HIV Infections. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Child Nutrition Disorders. Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.

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