Open AccessUndernutrition and Associated Factors Among Adult Tuberculosis Patients in Jigjiga Public Health Facilities, Somali Region, East, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse,
Mohamed Omar Osman,
Ahmed Ibrahim,
Girma Tadesse Wedajo,
Fuad Ismail Daud,
Kalkidan Hassen Abate
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7282
DOI - 10.2147/rrtm.s311476
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , logistic regression , tuberculosis , environmental health , public health , anthropometry , pathology
Tuberculosis and undernutrition are the public health concerns of people living in middle and low-income countries. When patient develops TB, undernutrition is not only a risk factor for progression of latent TB infection to active disease, but also intensifies the risk of drug toxicity, relapse and death. Nutritional supplementation in patients with TB is associated with faster sputum conversion, higher cure and treatment completion rates, and body-weight gain.