Determinants of Severe Acute Malnutrition among HIV positive children receiving HAART in Public health institutions of North Wollo zone, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2019: Unmatched Case-control study
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2019-02
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background: Malnutrition and HIV/AIDS are common problems in sub-Saharan countries
including Ethiopia. They are closely interlinked conditions. Their combined effect is more
severe in children and is a cause for greater morbidity and mortality in those children. In
children with severe malnutrition, the risk of death is three to four times higher in HIVinfected
children.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to assess determinants of Severe Acute Malnutrition
among HIV positive children receiving HAART in Public health institutions of North Wollo
zone, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2019.
Methodology: Institutional based unmatched case-control study will be conducted on 204
HIV positive children (68 cases and 136 controls). Data will be collected retrospectively
(secondary data) and by interviewing of attendants (primary data) from March to May/ 2019
and will be entered to Epi Data Version 4.2.0. Binary and multiple logistic regressions will be
employed by SPSS version 23 and results will be presented by narration, tables, graphs and
charts.
Budget plan: a total of 26, 550 ETB will be needed to accomplish this research.
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HIV positive children, Severe acute malnutrition, Determinants