Malnutrition amongst HIV adult patients in selected hospitals of Bushenyi district in southwestern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorOdwee, Ambrose
dc.contributor.authorKasozi, Keneth Iceland
dc.contributor.authorAcup, Christine Amongi
dc.contributor.authorKyamanywa, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorSsebuufu, Robinson
dc.contributor.authorObura, Richard
dc.contributor.authorAgaba, Jude B.
dc.contributor.authorMakeri, Danladi
dc.contributor.authorKirimuhuzya, Claude
dc.contributor.authorSasirabo, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorBamaiyi, Pwaveno H.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T10:35:43Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T10:35:43Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractMalnutrition is an important clinical outcome amongst HIV patients in developing countries and in Uganda, there is scarcity of information on its prevalence and risk factors amongst HIV adult patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study amongst 253 HIV patients in Bushenyi district assessed their nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and a questionnaire was used to identify major risk factors. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 38.74 ± 0.80 yrs, while females and males were 52.2% and 47.8% respectively. Prevalence of malnutrition was 10.28% (95% CI: 6.82 – 14.69) in the study. Major socio-economic factors associated with malnutrition were being female, unemployed, dependent and with many family members. Patients with opportunistic infections, low adherence to HAART, and stage of HIV/AIDS had a higher risk of malnutrition Discussion: In rural communities, a majority of malnourished patients are elderly and these were identified as priority groups for HIV outreach campaigns. The current policy of prioritizing children and women is outdated due to changing disease dynamics, thus showing a need to revise extension service provision in rural communitieen_US
dc.identifier.citationOdwee A, Kasozi KI, Acup CA, Kyamanywa P, Ssebuufu R, Obura R, et al. Malnutrition amongst HIV adult patients in selected hospitals of Bushenyi district in southwestern Uganda. Afri Health Sci. 2020;20(1):122-31. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i1.17en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i1.17
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/713
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfri Health Scien_US
dc.subjectMalnutritionen_US
dc.subjectHIV adult patientsen_US
dc.subjectBushenyi districten_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMalnutrition amongst HIV adult patients in selected hospitals of Bushenyi district in southwestern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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