Food Insecurity, Nutritional Status, and Factors Associated with Malnutrition among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia.

Delelegn Yilma GebremichaelKokeb Tesfamariam HadushErmiyas Mulu KebedeRobel Tezera Zegeye

Published in: BioMed research international (2018)

The findings revealed high prevalence of malnutrition and household food insecurity among HIV/AIDS patients attended ART. The negative interactive effects of undernutrition, inadequate food consumption, and HIV infection demand effective cross-sectorial integrated programs and effective management of opportunistic infections like tuberculosis.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv aids
hiv infected
public health
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv infected patients
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
single cell
prognostic factors
emergency department
men who have sex with men