作者
Melaku Bimerew Getahun, Girum Sebsibie Teshome, Fikrtemariam Abebe Fenta, Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh, Getaneh Baye Mulu, Mekonen Adimasu Kebede
发表日期
2020/9/7
期刊
Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
页码范围
313-321
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Background
Over half of the children living with HIV/AIDS suffer from severe acute malnutrition especially in countries having food insecurity like Ethiopia. However, determinants of severe acute malnutrition among HIV-positive children receiving care and treatment in antiretroviral therapy clinics in Ethiopia are not abundantly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the determinants of severe acute malnutrition among HIV-positive children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in public health institutions of the North Wollo Zone, Northeastern Ethiopia.
Methods
An institutional-based unmatched case–control study was conducted on 204 under-fifteen, HIV-positive children (68 cases and 136 controls). The data were collected by reviewing medical records and by interviewing attendants. Binary and multiple logistic regressions were employed, and odds ratio with 95%CI was used to interpret results. A p …
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