Malnutrition as predictor of survival from anti-retroviral treatment among children living with HIV/AIDS in Southwest Ethiopia: survival analysis

Abstract Background Approximately 70% of HIV positive people live in Africa where food insecurity and under nutrition are endemic. However the impact of malnutrition on treatment outcome is not clear. This study assessed the effect of under nutrition on Anti-Retroviral Therapy treatment outcome amon...

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Main Authors: Abdu Oumer, Mina Edo Kubsa, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1823-x