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Posted On : 16 Jun 2019

What is the incidence of scurvy and rickets in HIV infected children?

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Shepard Maforo

50% maybe

5 years ago

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Mushira Akikwala

70 to 80%

5 years ago

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Mehwish

40% almost

5 years ago

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shahid iqbal

50 to 60%

5 years ago

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suzan

20-30%

5 years ago

Answer 1

Nutritional deficiencies are similar in HIV infected and non-HIV infected children and depend on the nutritional intake of the child.