Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Weldeabezgi AH

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• Research Article
  Nutritional Status of Adult Kala-azar Patients and Associated Factors in North West, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Weldeabezgi AH, Mulugeta A, Haileslassie K, Mruts KB and Gebremedhin AT Weldeabezgi AH, Mulugeta A, Haileslassie K, Mruts KB and Gebremedhin AT
  
  Introduction: Kala-azar is one of the most neglected tropical infectious diseases. Malnutrition and Kala-azar are serious problems of public health significance, and most often exist together. Even though kala-azar remained endemic in Ethiopia, explicit data on the magnitude and factors associated with nutritional status of kala-azar patients are scarce. The study aimed to assess nutritional status and associated factors among adult kala-azar patients who were admitted in Kala-azar treatment centers of Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based cross- sectional study was conducted from February 06 to April 01, 2014. The study included 379 adult kala-azar patients from all health facilities, which provide Kala-azar treatment using consecutive sampling. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews. Anthropometric measurements were obt.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000612

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