Reducing Undernutrition through Counseling on Diversified Food Intake among Adult People Living with HIV on HAART, Northern Ethiopia.
Weldegebrial Hayelom TedlaAlemseged AregayKidanu GebremariamMulugeta Woldu AbrhaHaftom Gebrehiwot WeldearegayPublished in: Journal of nutrition and metabolism (2020)
Age of patients, average monthly income, nutritional counseling during visits, and diet diversity were the independent factors of undernutrition. Counseling on well-timed and sufficient consumption of nutritious foods, economic strengthening, and livelihood activities is important. Future longitudinal study is necessary to elucidate the problem of undernutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS.