Open Access<p>Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors Among Adult HIV Positive Patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Public Hospitals of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Melese Markos,
Tsegaye Lolaso,
Abrham Mengistu,
Zerihun Tariku
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s278855
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , public health , confidence interval , cross sectional study , statistical significance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , demography , diversity (politics) , environmental health , viral load , immunology , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Nutrition is a significant factor in all stages of HIV. Dietary management of HIV-positive patients is key to supporting their capacity to continue participating in the workforce and contributing to socio-economic growth. Few studies have been conducted regarding this important public health problem of dietary diversity throughout the developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assesses the magnitude and factors associated with dietary diversity among HIV-positive patients attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics at Public Hospitals in Kembata Tembaro Zoni, Southern Ethiopia.