Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Thapa, Rajshree; Amatya, Archana; Prasad Pahari, Durga; Bam, Kiran; Newman, Molly

doi:10.1186/s12981-015-0056-9

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Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Published in AIDS Research and Therapy • May 2, 2015

Authors:

Rajshree Thapa

Archana Amatya

Durga Prasad Pahari

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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...

Subject

Medicine

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Antiretroviral therapy

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