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ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2021

Prevalence of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and

Adam Wondmieneh, Getnet Gedefaw, Addisu Getie, Asmamaw Demis

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Adam WondmienehDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, P.O.Box: 400, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Getnet GedefawDepartment of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, P.O.Box: 400, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Addisu GetieDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, P.O.Box: 400, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Asmamaw DemisDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, P.O.Box: 400, Woldia, Ethiopia.

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backgroundUndernutrition and tuberculosis are the major public health problems of people living in middle and low-income countries. Even though single studies have been reported from different areas of Ethiopia, there is no national-level study that estimates the overall burden of undernutrition among tuberculosis patients. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the overall magnitude of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia.

methodsWe searched out records from databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, HINARI, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholar, and African journals and the online Ethiopian University repositories for published and unpublished articles. The data were extracted using a standardized data extraction format. Meta-analysis was computed using STATA version 11 software. The Cochrane Q-test and I

resultsA total of Twelve observational studies with 4963 study participants were included in this systematic review and

conclusionThe prevalence of undernutrition among TB patients in Ethiopia was noticeably high. The result of this study showed that undernutrition is more severe in the Amhara regional state. Additionally, TB-HIV co-infected patients are highly affected by undernutrition. Therefore, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with clinicians should give special attention to provide nutritional care and support for TB patients as part of regular care. Moreover, special nutritional support should be designed for TB-HIV co-infected patients.

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AOR, Adjusted Odds RatioBMI, Body Mass IndexCI, Confidence IntervalEthiopiaMeta-analysisSystematic reviewTB, TuberculosisTuberculosisUndernutritionWHO, World Health Organizations

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PMCPMC7797563

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