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Yabsra Melaku
Department of Public Health, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Adults Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic in Hawassa City Health Institutions, South Ethopia
Author(s): Frehiwot Atsbeha Woldegiorgis*, Yabsra Melaku, Solomon Shitu and Kalkidan Hassen Abate
Background: Nutritional care is considered a crucial component of comprehensive care for people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus particularly in resource-limited settings and low quality monotonous diets are the norm. Undiversified diet can have negative consequences on individuals’ health, well-being, and development, mainly by reducing physical, social, cognitive, reproductive, and immunological capacities. Therefore the aim of the study was to assess dietary diversity and associated factors among HIV positive adults attending Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) clinic in Hawassa city health institutions. Methods: An Institution based cross sectional study design was conducted from May to June 2020 among 532 Anti Retro Viral Therapy attendants in Hawassa city. Systematic sampling method was employed to get the study.. View more»