| Autor: |
Ebedy Sadoki, Constance Wose Kinge, Zikhona Jojozi, Grain Mwansa, Ben Chirwa, Frank Chirowa, Eula Mothibi, Thapelo Maotoe, George Magwende, Frank Shingwe, Ian Sanne, Philip Mwala, Charles Chasela |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.1101/2022.03.31.22273149 |
| Popis: |
IntroductionNutrition plays an important role in the management of people living with HIV (PLHIV), yet undernutrition which is one of the world’s most serious health problems remains under researched particularly amongst PLHIV. With more than 1.2 million PLHIV, Zambia is one of the countries most affected by HIV globally. In 2014, Zambia’s undernutrition level was ranked highest in Africa and second from the bottom in the world at 48%. With paucity of literature on undernutrition status among PLHIV in Zambia, we sought to determine undernutrition prevalence and associated factors in PLHIV in Muchinga Province, Zambia.MethodsThis was secondary analysis of routine program data from October 2019 to March 2020 of HIV-positive clients on ART enrolled at supported health facilities in Muchinga with integrated Nutrition Assessment, Counselling and Support (NACS) into the continuum of care. Undernutrition was determined using body mass index (BMI) calculations and classified as undernutrition ( |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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