人体免疫缺陷病毒感染女孩的成长和青春期的实现
Ningthoujam AnilBala Devi1, Harvinder Kaur2, Deepti Suri3
1Junior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Child Growth and Anthropology Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Indian journal of public health
|June 27, 2024
概括
接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 女孩的身体生长和青春期延迟. 这些艾滋病毒阳性女孩比同龄人更矮,更轻,这表明这种疾病对发育有重大影响.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 感染会影响身体发育和青春期的进展.
- 抗逆转录病毒疗法 (ART) 对于治疗艾滋病毒至关重要,但可能对生长产生相关影响.
- 了解艾滋病毒感染儿童和青少年的生长模式对于综合护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估被诊断患有艾滋病毒和接受ART的女孩的身体生长和青春期发育模式.
- 为了比较艾滋病毒感染女孩的生长参数和青春期里程碑,与他们的健康同行.
主要方法:
- 对59名8至15岁的艾滋病毒感染女童进行了横截面研究.
- 测量包括体重,身高和体重指数 (BMI).
- 评估青春期阶段 (乳腺发育),阴毛和毛的存在以及初潮的年龄.
主要成果:
- 感染艾滋病毒的女孩体重和身高随着年龄的增长而增加,但仍然比非艾滋病毒同龄人更矮和更轻.
- 15.3%的艾滋病毒女孩被归类为矮身和体重不足;没有人超重或肥胖.
- 月经期的发生率为40.7% (平均年龄为12.58岁),阴部毛发 (平均年龄为13.45岁) 和下毛发 (平均年龄为13.73岁) 出现比典型的时间晚大约一年.
结论:
- 与健康个体相比,接受ART治疗的艾滋病毒感染女孩体验了身体增长和青春期发育的延迟.
- 这些发现表明,潜在的艾滋病毒疾病显著影响成长轨迹和青春期的时间.
- 监测成长和青春期状态对于管理艾滋病毒感染青少年至关重要.
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