Malnutrition and lipid abnormalities in antiretroviral naive HIV-infected adults in Addis Ababa: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both under- and over-nutrition may occur among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and impact on the course of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and its management due to the close interaction between immunity and nutrition. We investigated occurrence of undernutrition, excess weight and lipid abnormalities among antiretroviral naïve HIV-infected adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study on 594 antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve HIV-infected adults was conducted in four hospitals in Addis Ababa from February to September 2013. Hematological parameters (CD4+ T cell count and hemoglobin concentration), fasting serum glucose, total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) were determined. Information on socio-dem

SUBMITTER: Adal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5908150 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature