Determinants of undernutrition among adults receiving antiretroviral treatment in public health facilities of Chagni town, northwest Ethiopia: a case control study
Determinants of undernutrition among adults receiving antiretroviral treatment in public health facilities of Chagni town, northwest Ethiopia: a case control study
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2026-02-03
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An unmatched case-control study was conducted among 88 cases and 176 controls adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Chagni town, North East Ethiopia from February to August 2025. A systematic sampling technique was used. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. The data collection tool was comprised of socio-economic and demographic variables (age, sex, residence, occupation, educational status, marital status, house hold size, income), behavioural factors (khat chewing, alcohol usage, cigarette smoking), past and present medical history (CD4 count, WHO clinical stage, opportunistic infections, other chronic illness, eating problems, duration of HIV diagnosis, type of regimen and duration on ART and functional status of patients), HIV and nutritional history (disclosure status, type of food they consume, meal frequency) and psychological factor like depression related characteristics. The dataset is available in SPSS format.