Open Access<p>Predictors of Change in Weight Among People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Treatment in West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study</p>
Author(s) -
Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet,
Tadesse Awoke Ayele,
Malede Mequanent Sisay,
Biruk Shalmeno Tusa,
Sewnet Adem Kebede
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s262663
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , longitudinal study , antiretroviral treatment , demography , medicine , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , geography , socioeconomics , virology , viral load , sociology , pathology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major global public health issue, particularly in Africa. In resource-limited settings like Ethiopia, regular weight measurement and monitoring is useful in the examination of patient response to antiretroviral therapy and in clinical decision-making. However, there is a paucity of evidence on factors that affect longitudinal weight change. Therefore, the present study was intended to identify predictors of weight change among people living with HIV (PLWH) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia.