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Nutritional status and metabolic risk in HIV-infected university students: challenges in their monitoring and management

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 59 , issue 1 , 2017 , pages: 9–13

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2016.1248143

Author(s): L Steenkamp HIV&AIDS Research Unit, South Africa , I Truter Department of Pharmacy, Drug Utilization Research Unit (DURU), South Africa , M Williams Department of Nursing, South Africa , A Goosen Campus Health Service, South Africa , I Oxley Department of Dietetics, South Africa , E van Tonder Department of Dietetics, South Africa , S Kock Department of Human Movement Science, South Africa , DJL Venter Unit for Statistical Consultation, South Africa

Keywords: challenges , HIV , management , metabolic risk , nutrition , students

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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to describe challenges in the management of HIV-infected university students focusing on their nutritional status and metabolic risk.

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