scholarly journals Level of Adherence and Associated Factors Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Northern Ethiopia: Retrospective Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1585-1594
Author(s):  
Abraham Aregay Desta ◽  
Kibriti Mehari Kidane ◽  
Ataklti Gebretsadik Woldegebriel ◽  
Kiros Fenta Ajemu ◽  
Asfawosen Aregay Berhe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Northern Ethiopia

scholarly journals Undernutrition and associated factors among adult HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsegu Hailu Gebru ◽  
Haftea Hagos Mekonen ◽  
Kbrom Gemechu Kiros
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Preventive Therapy ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Clinical Staging ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eastern Zone ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Background Undernutrition and HIV/AIDS are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia inclusive as linked in a vicious cycle. Thus, several studies have documented that undernutrition among HIV/AIDS patients increases the risk of mortality, decrease survival rates, affect the overall clinical outcome and quality of life. Despite this fact, information about the burden of undernutrition and associated factors among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy is lacking in the particular study area. Hence, this study aimed to examine the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among adult HIV/AIADS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy patients in Eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional research design was adopted in data collection while systematic sampling technique was employed to sample and select the study subjects. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 394 study subjects through face to face method. Also, data on demographics, laboratory and anthropometric variables were collected from each selected patients sampled. The data collected were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 22.. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence interval were used to find factors associated with undernutrition. The adjusted odds ratio was calculated to show the strength of the association. Variables with p-value of < 0.05 were considered statically significant. Results The mean age of the respondents was 41 (± 10). Out of 394 study respondents, about 42.9% of them were undernourished (95% CI: 37.8–47.7). Respondents who had CD4+ count less than 200 cells/μl (AOR = 1.84; 95% CI: 1–3.36), being advanced clinical staging (AOR = 3.6; 95% CI: 2.11–6.18), and not taking co-trimoxazole preventive therapy (AOR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.21–4.6) were independently associated with undernutrition. Conclusion The result of this study indicated that the prevalence of undernutrition was high. Respondents with advanced clinical stage of CD4+ count less than 200 cells/ul and those that were not taking co-trimoxazole preventive therapy was found to be positively associated with undernutrition. Therefore, the implementation of nutritional programs is very crucial to improve the nutritional status of HIV/AIDS patients in the particular study.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Opportunistic Infections and Associated Factors Among HIV-infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia:A Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsegu Hailu ◽  
Haftea Hagos ◽  
Kbrom Gemechu ◽  
Haftom Tesfay ◽  
Beyene Tadesse
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eastern Zone

Abstract Background: Opportunistic infections are diseases that cause infections in people whose immune systems are weakened. It is the most public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality of AIDS-related infections in developing countries. Identification of opportunistic infections is the core for developing a specific intervention. Despite this fact, information about the burden of opportunistic infections is lacking in the particular study. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected patients in Eastern zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was done among HIV/AIDS patients taking antiretroviral therapy in Northern Ethiopia. A total of 394 study subjects was selected using a systematic random sampling method. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The collected data was entered and analyzed by SPSS version 22. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence interval were used to find factors associated with opportunistic infections. The adjusted odds ratio was calculated to show the strength of the association. Variables with p-value of < 0.05 were considered statically significant. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 41 (± 10). Of the study participants, about 52% (95% CI: 47.5-57.1) developed opportunistic infections. Being housewife occupation (AOR = 0.17; 95% CI: 0.07-0.46), CD4+ count < 200 cells/µl (AOR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.3-4.67), poor adherence (AOR = 4; 95% CI: 1.95-8.2), and bedridden functional status (AOR = 13.9; 95% CI: 5.2-37) were independently associated with opportunistic infections. Conclusion: This study stated the prevalence of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected patients is high. Being housewife occupation, poor ART adherence, low CD4+ count, and bedridden functional status were found to be associated with development of opportunistic infections. Therefore, health care providers must give continuous health education on primary prevention of opportunistic infections.

scholarly journals Blood donation practice and associated factors among health professionals in Tigray regional state public hospitals, northern Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsige Tadesse ◽  
Tadis Berhane ◽  
Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha ◽  
Berihu Gidey ◽  
Elsa Hagos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Regional State
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