Conclusion
Children and adolescents of both sexes diagnosed with HIV infection are dissatisfied by thinness and overweight of their body image. Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ (CRD42021257676).
Methods
We followed the procedures of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) and the Cochrane recommendations in the selection of articles through a search performed in eight databases.
Objective
To estimate the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction, to describe the assessment
Results
Prevalence of body image dissatisfaction due to thinness was between 36.7-52.0% in males and 28.1-36.4% in females, and body image dissatisfaction due to overweight was between 8.0-31.2% in males and 21.9-50.0% in females. Factors associated with body image dissatisfaction were as follows: female sex, older age, low levels of physical activity, low self-esteem, higher body fat, higher body weight, greater arm muscle area, triceps skinfold thickness, and higher body mass index.