Abstract
Vitamin A deficiency during tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has not been characterized. A cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis in Butare, Rwanda, in which 29% of the subjects had serum vitamin A levels consistent with deficiency (<1.05 μmol/L). Women had mean serum vitamin A levels of 1.22 ± 0.45, compared with 1.47 ± 0.68 in men (P < 0.07). A total of 37% of subjects with recent weight loss had vitamin A levels consistent with deficiency, compared with 14% of subjects without weight loss (P < 0.02). This study suggests that vitamin A deficiency is common among adults with tuberculosis and HIV infection in Rwanda.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 771-773 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- HIV
- Nutrition
- Rwanda
- Tuberculosis
- Vitamin A
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Infectious Diseases