International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Degemu Sahlu
Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Selale University, EthiopiaPublications
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Research
Under-nutrition and Associated Factors among Young Patients on AntiRetroviral Therapy in North Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Fikadu Nigussie, Degemu Sahlu* and Seifu Gizaw
Background: Undernutrition and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are related in a complex and harmful way and are both exceedingly prevalent throughout the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of undernutrition ranged from 12.3% to 43% and the prevalence of stunting and thinness among HIV-infected adolescents were 39% and 14% respectively. There is no study among young patients living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and ART. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factor among young infected with HIV and following ART clinics at the north Shoa health facilities in Oromia, Ethiopia. Method: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A probability-proportional sampling method was used to select 387 participants and pretested, interview-administered quest.. Read More»
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