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Table 3 Adherence to RUF among HIV-infected participants 2 weeks after enrolment in the SNACS study, Senegal a-b

From: Adherence to ready-to-use food and acceptability of outpatient nutritional therapy in HIV-infected undernourished Senegalese adolescents: research-based recommendations for routine care

Indicators

<  12 years

N = 84

≥ 12 years

N = 89

P-Value

Sub-optimal RUF consumers, N (%)

24

(29)

30

(34)

0.46

% of RUF intake/provided

64

(46–90)

58

(42–74)

0.07

Energy provided/Kg of BW, Kcal/kg/d

61

(55–68)

55

(51–61)

< 0.0001

Energy intake/Kg of BW, Kcal/kg/d

39

(29–50)

31

(23–41)

0.001

  1. aData are median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated
  2. bAbbreviations: RUF ready-to-use food, BW body weight
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