Undernutrition among Ethiopian adults living with HIV: a meta-analysis.

Animut AlebelGetiye Dejenu KibretPammla PetruckaCheru TesemaNurilign Abebe MogesFasil WagnewGetnet AsmareGemechu KumeraZebenay Workneh BitewDaniel Bekele KetemaTesfahun TirunehMamaru Wubale MelkamuYitbarek Tenaw HibstieBelisty TemesgenSetegn Eshetie

Published in: BMC nutrition (2020)

This study noted that undernutrition among HIV-positive adults in Ethiopia was quite common. This study also revealed that undernutrition is more common among HIV-positive adults with advanced disease stage, anemia, diarrhea, CD4 count less than 200 cells/mm3, and living in rural areas. Based on our findings, we suggested that all HIV-positive adults should be assessed for nutritional status at the time of ART commencement.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
men who have sex with men
antiretroviral therapy
south africa
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
induced apoptosis
chronic kidney disease
cell death
cell proliferation
hepatitis c virus
signaling pathway
oxidative stress
clostridium difficile