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Mulugeta Tesfa

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• Research Article
  Prevalence and Associated Factors of Art Adverse Effect among PLWH on Art in Debre Markose Referal Hospital, North East Ethiopia, 2013
  Author(s): Mulugeta Asrat, Getachew Hailu, Molla Gedefaw and Mulugeta Tesfa Mulugeta Asrat, Getachew Hailu, Molla Gedefaw and Mulugeta Tesfa
  
  Antiretroviral treatments adverse effect is one of the challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and control programs. The major objective of this study was assessment of the level of ART adverse effect and its associated factors among people living with HIV (PLWH) on ART in Debre Markos Referral Hospital from October 2 to November 30/2013. Institutional based cross-sectional quantitative type of study design was conducted to determine the level of ART adverse effect among randomly selected 373 adult PLWH on ART in Debre Markos referral hospital. The study participants were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Both primary and secondary data were gathered using a structured questionnaire. The collected data were entered, processed and analyzed in STATA V.11. The period prevalence of ART adverse effect was 51. 4%. The most common type of adverse effect was lipoathrophy (37.5%, .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000130

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