Background Undernutrition (Body Mass Index< 18.5 kg/m2) is a common problem and a
major cause of hospital admission for patients living with HIV. Though sub-Saharan Africa is …

Background. In resource limited settings, HIV/AIDS patients lack access to sufficient
nutritious foods, which poses challenges to the success of antiretroviral therapy. HIV/AIDS …

Background Nutritional status is the key concern among the people living with HIV but this
issue has been failed to be prioritized in HIV strategic plan of Nepal. This study aims to …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia, undernutrition among women on antiretroviral therapy has
been a major challenge to achieve the full impact of intervention. Twenty seven percent and …

Background In Sub-Saharan Africa, both HIV/AIDS and anemia have considerable public
health problems. Anemia has an adverse effect on treatment outcome and it decreases the …

Background The relationship between undernutrition and HIV is bidirectional, ultimately
contributing to quality of life and survival of affected individuals. Ethiopia is a sub-Saharan …

Background Appropriate dietary intake determines the disease progression and success of
Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). Undernutrition unacceptably increases the risk of mortality …

Sub‐Saharan Africa remains to be the most heavily affected region by malnutrition,
accounting for 23.8% share of the global burden. Undernutrition weakens the immune …

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess undernutrition and factors associated with,
among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and on antiretroviral therapy …

Background Malnutrition hastens progression to Acquired Human Immunodeficiency
Syndromes (AIDS) related illnesses; undermines adherence and response to antiretroviral …