UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HIV-POSITIVE ADULT PATIENTS ENROLLED IN ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) CLINICS IN THE ARBA MINCH AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Undernutrition and associated factors among HIV-positive adult patients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics in the Arba Minch area, southern Ethiopia

Zale Zemede,1 Befikadu Tariku,2 Mesfin Kote,2 Wubshet Estifanos31Arba Minch Zuria District Health Office, Arba Minch, Ethiopia; 2Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaBackground: Undernutrition constitutes an important threat to the success of HIV

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