Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Melkie Edris Yusuf

Publications

• Research Article
  Factors Associated with Dietary Diversity among HIV Positive Adults (18 years) Attending ART Clinic at Mettema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-sectional Study
  Author(s): Amare Tariku Woldemariam, Melkie Edris Yusuf, Teresa Kisi Beyen and Melaku Kindie YenitAmare Tariku Woldemariam, Melkie Edris Yusuf, Teresa Kisi Beyen and Melaku Kindie Yenit
  
  Background: HIV/AIDS has become a global health crisis and a leading cause of death in the developing world. Since 1981, more than 25 million people worldwide have died from this immunodeficiency syndrome. Very early in the AIDS epidemic, it was recognized that protein calorie malnutrition and specific micronutrient deficiencies were common in HIV and AIDS patients. Non-diversified diet and inadequate dietary intake could contribute to this severity of HIV/AIDS progression and to the depletion of CD4 count. Therefore, this study assess factors associated with dietary diversity among HIV positive adults (≥ 18 years) attending Anti-retroviral treatment clinic in Mettema hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: Facility based cross sectional study design was used in Mettema hospital at anti-retroviral treatment clinic from March 18 to May 16, 2013. A total of .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000490

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