ArticleAfrican health sciences2020
Malnutrition amongst HIV adult patients in selected hospitals of Bushenyi district in southwestern Uganda.
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among People Living With HIV at Ngarama Hospital, Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2022Article
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among people living with HIV attending a tertiary care clinic in Uganda.BMC nutrition · 2022Article
- Time to Nutritional Recovery and Its Predictors Among Undernourished Adult Patients Living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus Attending Anti-Retroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities in Southwest Ethiopia. A Multicenter Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalnutrition is an important clinical outcome amongst HIV patients in developing countries and in Uganda, there is scarcity of information on its prevalence and risk factors amongst HIV adult patients.
methodsA cross-sectional study amongst 253 HIV patients in Bushenyi district assessed their nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and a questionnaire was used to identify major risk factors.
resultsThe mean age of the study participants was 38.74 ± 0.80 yrs, while females and males were 52.2% and 47.8% respectively. Prevalence of malnutrition was 10.28% (95% CI: 6.82 - 14.69) in the study. Major socio-economic factors associated with malnutrition were being female, unemployed, dependent and with many family members. Patients with opportunistic infections, low adherence to HAART, and stage of HIV/AIDS had a higher risk of malnutrition. DISCUSSION: In rural communities, a majority of malnourished patients are elderly and these were identified as priority groups for HIV outreach campaigns. The current policy of prioritizing children and women is outdated due to changing disease dynamics, thus showing a need to revise extension service provision in rural communities.
conclusionsMalnutrition is a threat in HIV adult patients in rural communities of Uganda.
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