Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1

HIV prevalence in adults 15–49 years old in Africa [12].

Prevalence of HIV	Number of countries	Country
0–0.9%	7	Algeria, Comoros, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
1–4.9%	19	Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo
5–9.9%	6	Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
10–19.9%	6	Malawi*, Mozambique*, Namibia*, South Africa*, Zambia*, Zimbabwe*
20–30%	3	Botswana*, Lesotho*, Swaziland*
Missing	5	Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles

* These 9 countries account for 50% of the global burden of HIV-associated TB [15].