Food consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKuria, E. N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-26T09:36:42Z
dc.date.available2014-05-26T09:36:42Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.descriptionDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980009990826en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective To establish the food consumption, dietary habits and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and adults whose HIV status is not established. Design Cross-sectional descriptive survey. Setting Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya. Subjects A random sample of 439 adults; 174 adults living with HIV/AIDS and 265 adults whose HIV/AIDS status was not established in Thika and Bungoma Districts. Results Majority of PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to build up the immune system and help maintain adequate weight, and there is little variety in the foods they consume. More adults who are HIV-positive are undernourished than those whose status is not established. Of the HIV-positive adults, those with a BMI of ≤18•5 kg/m2 were 23•6 % (Thika 20•0 % and Bungoma 25•7 %) while of the adults whose status is not established those with BMI ≤ 18•5 kg/m2 were 13•9 % (Thika 9•3 % and Bungoma 16•7 %). Conclusions Adults who are HIV-positive are more likely to be undernourished than those whose status is not established, as there is a significant difference (P = 0•000) between the nutritional status (BMI) of PLWHA and those whose HIV/AIDS status is not established. PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to promote their nutritional well-being and health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPublic Health Nutrition / Volume 13 / Issue 04 / April 2010, pp 475-479en_US
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.other1475-2727
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9620
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectFood consumptionen_US
dc.subjectNutritional statusen_US
dc.subjectPeople living with HIV/AIDSen_US
dc.titleFood consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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