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dc.contributor.authorThapa, Rajshree
dc.contributor.authorAmatya, Archana
dc.contributor.authorPrasad Pahari, Durga
dc.contributor.authorBam, Kiran
dc.contributor.authorNewman, M Sophia
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-28T09:11:17Z
dc.date.available2016-12-28T09:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationThapa, R., Amatya, A., Pahari, D. P., Bam, K., & Newman, M. S. (2015). Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of kathmandu valley, nepal. AIDS Research and Therapy, 12(1) doi:10.1186/s12981-015-0056-9
dc.identifier.issn17426405
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/7399
dc.descriptionThis article was published in AIDS Research and Therapy [© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd.] and the definite version is available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417539/en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Little evidence exists on the connections between nutrition, diet intake, and quality of life (QoL) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of under-nutrition among PLHIV in Nepal, and identify risk factors and assess correlations with PLHIVs' QoL and nutritional status. Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study used Body Mass Index (BMI) as an indicator for nutritional status, and additional information on opportunistic infections (OIs), CD4 count, and World Health Organization (WHO) clinical staging was collected from medical records. Participants were asked to complete surveys on food security and QoL. Descriptive analysis was used to estimate the prevalence of under nutrition. To assess associations between nutrition status and independent variables, bivariate and multivariate analysis was completed. Spearman's rank correlation test was used to assess the association between nutritional status and QoL. Results: One in five PLHIVs was found to be under nourished (BMI <18.5 kg/m2). Illiteracy, residence in care homes, CD4 cells count <350 cells/mm3, OIs, and illness at WHO clinical stages III and IV were found to be significant predictors of under nutrition. BMI was significantly correlated with three domains of QoL (psychological, social and environmental). Conclusion: Nutrition interventions should form an integral part of HIV care programs. Understanding the presence of OI, decline in CD4 count, and advancing WHO clinical stages as risk factors can be helpful in preventing under nutrition from developing. Longitudinal research is necessary to further explicate associations between nutritional status and QoL.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417539/
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectNepalen_US
dc.subjectNutritional statusen_US
dc.subjectPeople living with HIV (PLHIV)en_US
dc.subjectQuality of life (QoL)en_US
dc.titleNutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.versionPublished
dc.contributor.departmentJames P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-015-0056-9


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