Proportion of Depression and Its Associated Factors Among Youth HIV/AIDS Clients Attending ART Clinic in Dessie Town Government Health Facilities, Northeast Ethiopia

Abstract Background: Dietary diversity is a good proxy indicator for micronutrient adequacy in pregnant women. Despite some improvements in dietary intake among pregnant mothers, achieving the minimum dietary diversity among them is still a great challenge in Ethiopia. There are no enough studies done on minimum dietary diversity among pregnant women and factors identified were more of local based. Therefore this study determined the prevalence of minimum dietary diversity and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in government health facilities of Soro district, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Methods: This is the facility based study conducted in government health facilities of Soro district, Hadiya Zone from Oct. 2020-Jan 2021. Cross sectional study design was undertaken by using systematic sampling on 422 pregnant women attending antenatal care. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to assess the association of independent variables with outcome variable.Result: From the total of the 422 study subjects, 416 pregnant women attending antenatal care were participated in the study and making the response rate 98.6 percent. The overall prevalence of pregnant mothers who have met the minimum dietary diversity was only 7.9%. Maternal educational status being grade nine above, eating meal more than three times per day and women being currently not married were factors found to be significantly associated with minimum dietary diversity among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care in government health facilities.Conclusion: The prevalence of the minimum dietary diversity among pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Soro district was very low and far from national and international recommendations to enhance the maternal food diversity. Inter sectoral collaboration is very important to enhance the minimum dietary diversity during pregnancy and should be worked intensively and in an integrated manner.

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Organizational Commitment of Health Professionals and Associated Factors in Government Health Facilities of Gurage Zone, South Ethiopia

Clinical Medicine Research ◽

10.11648/j.cmr.20160505.11 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 82

Author(s):

Gebremariam Hailemicael Nima

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Government Health ◽

South Ethiopia

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Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Among Elderly People and Associated Factors in Habru Woreda, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care ◽

10.2147/hiv.s265101 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 12 ◽

pp. 411-423

Author(s):

Shegaw Fentaye ◽

Desalegn Yibeltal ◽

Zenaw Tessema

Keyword(s):

Elderly People ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Amhara Region ◽

Northeast Ethiopia ◽

Hiv Aids

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HIV/AIDS-Related Training Coverage Sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Associated Factors at Health Facilities Providing Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care ◽

10.2147/hiv.s278179 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 53-59

Author(s):

Wolde Facha ◽

Getahun Molla

Keyword(s):

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Disease Control ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Centers For Disease Control ◽

Hiv Aids

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Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Level and Associated Factors Among HIV/AIDS Patients in Jimma Zone Government Health Facilities, ART Clinics, South-west Ethiopia

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding ◽

10.18415/ijmmu.v5i5.535 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 331

Author(s):

Aregash Hassen ◽

Yasmin Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Art Adherence ◽

Adherence Behavior ◽

Therapy Adherence ◽

Strict Adherence ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence ◽

Jimma Zone ◽

Hiv Aids

Optimal and strict adherence to Antiretroviral Viral Therapy a need for over the long period to achieve the goals of ART and obtain maximum benefits of ART. However, PLWHA find it very difficult to take ARVs drug as precisely as they should for a number of reasons. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the level of antiretroviral therapy adherence and identifying possible associated factors for ART adherence behavior in Jimma zone government ART facilities. A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in the ART clinics of Jimma zone governmental health facilities in which ARV treatment supplied from November 25/2015 – February 30/2016 for a period of 4 months. 352 adult PLWHA (190 female and 162 male) ranged in age from 15-62 years (Mean=37.1, SD= 8.95), with 100% response rate, were our study participants. Binary logistic regression was used to perform bivariate and multivariate analyses to determine the association between study variables and ART adherence status. 259(73.6%) participants were adherent (>=95%) and 93(26.4%) were non-adherent (<95%) to the prescribed dose of ARV drugs over the past seven days prior to the interview. The main reasons for skipping the prescribed ARV drugs were, busyness (78.5%), having too many pills (71%), felt depressed (68.8%), taking the drugs reminded HIV infected (66.7%), did not want other see (62.4%), and felt asleep(60.2%). The last stepwise regression analysis revealed that, educational status, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, use of additional drugs and access to reliable pharmacy were significantly associated with ART adherence status. So, efforts to maximize ART adherence should focus on addressing these associated significant factors.

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