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Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Teklu, Teferi
Chauhan, Nitin Mahendra
Lemessa, Firaol
Teshome, Getu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sub-Saharan Africa remains to be the most heavily affected region by malnutrition, accounting for 23.8% share of the global burden.
Undernutrition weakens the immune system, increases the susceptibility to infections, and may worsen the impact on various kinds of diseases.
Our aim was to assess undernutrition and its associated factors among AIDS-infected adult patients from Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed from June to July 2018.
A total number of 519 patients were selected for the proposed work.
Data was entered into EpiData, checked, coded, and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software.
Descriptive statistics were used to assess the prevalence of undernutrition among patients.
Bivariate and multivariate regressions were used to determine the relationship between undernutrition and its associated factors among the study participants.
The results of our study showed that the overall prevalence of undernutrition was 18.3%; out of which 12.7% were mildly and 5.6% were moderately to severely undernourished, respectively.
Monthly income (AOR: 3.589, 95% CI (1.469-8.768)), whole grain feeding (AOR: 2.979, 95% CI (1.252-7.088)), opportunistic infections in the last six months (AOR: 3.683, 95% CI (3.075-4.411)), clinical stage (AOR: 2.998, 95% CI (1.269-7.083)), and insufficient quality of food (AOR: 3.149, 95% CI (1.339-7.406)) were found to be significantly associated with undernutrition in this study.
Therefore, HIV treatment facility should be supported with nutritional assessment, supplementation, counseling, care, and support to patients that may possibly alleviate this predicament.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Teklu, Teferi& Chauhan, Nitin Mahendra& Lemessa, Firaol& Teshome, Getu. 2020. Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136793
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Teklu, Teferi…[et al.]. Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136793
American Medical Association (AMA)
Teklu, Teferi& Chauhan, Nitin Mahendra& Lemessa, Firaol& Teshome, Getu. Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136793
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136793