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Ogunsakin JA
Ogunsakin JA
Nigeria
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An Assessment of the Nutritional Knowledge, Practice and Status of Adult HIV/Aids Patients Attending an Art Centre in Jos, North Central Nigeria
Author(s): (Mrs.) Mathilda E Banwat, Yakubu NW, Olalude EO and Ogunsakin JA(Mrs.) Mathilda E Banwat, Yakubu NW, Olalude EO and Ogunsakin JA
Abstract Background: The intimately multidirectional relationship between nutrition and HIV/AIDS has been established. Although adequate nutrition can neither cure nor prevent the infection, it plays a major role in the maintenance and improvement of the immunological status of PLWHA thus delaying disease progression and improving patients’ quality of life. This study aimed at assessing the factors affecting knowledge and practice of adequate nutrition among adult HIV/AIDS patients attending an AIDS Out-Patient clinic in Jos, North-Central Nigeria. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study where 250 patients on treatment in APIN Clinic were selected using a systematic sampling technique. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to gather data from them whic.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/hccr.1000101