June 1, 2014 Thesis Open Access

Dereje Gedle

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{
  "DOI": "10.20372/nadre:5600", 
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Dereje Gedle"
    }
  ], 
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2014, 
        6, 
        1
      ]
    ]
  }, 
  "abstract": "<p>Background: Malnutrition and HIV/AIDS are highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and they<br>\nare linked in a vicious cycle. Intestinal parasite co-infection worsens the effect of malnutrition<br>\namong HIV patients. However, the magnitude of malnutrition and its associated factors among<br>\nPeople Living with HIV/AIDS are not well understood at Butajira in particular and in Ethiopia in<br>\ngeneral.<br>\nObjective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated<br>\nfactors among Adult People Living with HIV/AIDS receiving ART.<br>\nMethods: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted and systematic random<br>\nsampling technique was used to select study subjects. A total of 305 study subjects were enrolled<br>\nin the study. Structured and pre-tested questionnaire were used to collect socio-demographic,<br>\nclinical and nutritional related data. From each sampled patient, anthropometric and laboratory<br>\ndata were collected. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to<br>\nassess the effect of the various factors on the level of malnutrition. P value &le; 0.05 at 95% CI was<br>\nconsidered statistically significant.<br>\nResults: The overall prevalence of malnutrition was 25.2% (95% CI: 20.0% &ndash; 30.2%), of which<br>\n49(63.6%), 19(24.7%), 9(11.7%) were mildly, moderately and severely malnourished,<br>\nrespectively. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that living in rural area<br>\n(AOR=1.98, 95% CI: 1.10, 3.53), anemia (AOR=1.94, 95% CI: 1.05, 3.57), eating difficulty<br>\n(AOR= 2.69, 95% CI: 1.41, 5.11), using Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (AOR= 0.18, 95% CI:<br>\n0.08, 0.40), and intestinal parasitic co-infection (AOR=2.85, 95% CI: 1.54, 5.27) were<br>\nsignificantly associated with malnutrition</p>", 
  "title": "Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among Adult People Living with HIV/AIDS receiving Anti Retroviral Therapy at Butajira Hospital, Southern Ethiopia", 
  "type": "thesis", 
  "id": "5600"
}