Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effectiveness and Acceptability of Nutritional Rehabilitation Based on Ready-to-use Food in HIV-infected Children and Adolescents in Senegal: The Multicentre SNAC'S Study
Brief Summary: Severe (SAM, Body Mass Index-z < -3) and moderate (MAM, -3 ≤ BMI-z < -2) acute malnutrition, highly prevalent in HIV-infected children and adolescents, is an independent risk factor of death, even when antiretroviral treatment (ART) is initiated. The objectives of the SNAC'S study are to assess acceptability and effectiveness of outpatient nutritional rehabilitation, using ready-to-use food (RUF), elaborated in compliance with national and international recommendations and implemented in HIV-infected children and adolescents, under active follow-up in the 12 main pediatric HIV care sites in Senegal and presenting with SAM or MAM.