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ArticleJournal of nutrition and metabolism2020

Reducing Undernutrition through Counseling on Diversified Food Intake among Adult People Living with HIV on HAART, Northern Ethiopia.

Weldegebrial Hayelom Tedla, Alemseged Aregay, Kidanu Gebremariam, Mulugeta Woldu Abrha, Haftom Gebrehiwot Weldearegay

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Article in Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Weldegebrial Hayelom TedlaMekelle General Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Alemseged AregayMekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Kidanu GebremariamMekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Mulugeta Woldu AbrhaTigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7990-8940
Haftom Gebrehiwot WeldearegayMekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-7853
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backgroundHIV/AIDS and malnutrition are interrelated and exacerbate one another in a vicious cycle. As HIV infection progresses it causes catabolic state and increases susceptibility to other infections, leading to progressive aggravation of undernutrition. However, data are lacking in Ethiopia on determinants of undernutrition among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy. Therefore, this study aimed to assess determinants of undernutrition among adult HIV/AIDS patients in Northern Ethiopia.

methodFacility-based unmatched case-control study was conducted among 324 randomly selected people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART). A structured and pretested interviewer questionnaire was used to collect data, while digital Seca weight and Seca measuring rod were used to measure weight and height, respectively. Logistic regression was used to identify independent factors of undernutrition, and

resultThis study revealed that people of younger age and those on ART (AOR = 0.29 (95% CI: 0.10, 0.84)) had low risk of being undernourished. However, average individual monthly income (AOR = 2.61 (95% CI: 1.48, 4.61)), not receiving nutritional counseling during visits (AOR = 2.5 (95% CI: 1.52-3.89)), and low diet diversity (AOR = 10.55 (95% CI: 4.17, 26.73)) had higher odds of undernutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS.

conclusionAge of patients, average monthly income, nutritional counseling during visits, and diet diversity were the independent factors of undernutrition. Counseling on well-timed and sufficient consumption of nutritious foods, economic strengthening, and livelihood activities is important. Future longitudinal study is necessary to elucidate the problem of undernutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS.

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