Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 7
Bivariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with undernutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia.
Variables ()
Undernutrition status
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Undernourished
Normal
Monthly income
<500
34
97
4.206 (1.772-9.983)
3.589 (1.469-8.768)
500-1000
36
131
3.298 (1.403-7.752)
3.221 (1.333-7.736)
1000-2000
18
112
1.929 (0.770-4.828)
2.201 (0.856-5.663)
2000-5000
7
84
1
1
Duration of HAART
6 months-3years
25
159
0.595 (0.362-0.979)
0.794 (0.329-1.919)
≥3 years
70
265
1
1
Whole grain feeding
Yes
61
333
1
1
No
34
91
2.040 (1.263-3.294)
2.979 (1.252-7.088)
Opportunistic infection in the last 6 months
None
53
330
1
1
1
33
85
2.417 (1.417-3.968)
2.146 (0.867-5.315)
2+
9
9
6.226 (2.364-16.399)
3.683 (3.075-4.411)
Alcohol drinking
Yes
38
161
1.089 (0.691-1.716)
1.386 (0.579-3.314)
No
57
263
1
1
Clinical stage
Stage I
79
397
1
1
Stage II
12
17
3.574 (1.630-7.718)
2.998 (1.269-7.083)
Stage III
4
10
2.010 (0.615-6.571)
1.268 (0.293-5.485)
Insufficient quality
Rarely (one or twice/month)
17
95
1
1
Sometimes (3-10 times/month)
19
39
2.772 (1.282-5.781)
3.149 (1.339-7.406)
Often (> ten times/month)
1
24
0.233 (0.030-1.838)
0.317 (0.037-2.719)
Association on bivariate analysis. Statistically significant.
