Nutritional attitudes of homosexual people living with human immunodeficiency virus in chongqing, Southwest China: A cross-sectional study (original) (raw)
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This article aimed at understanding nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of homosexual persons living with HIV/AIDS in Chongqing, China. A cross sectional design using a valid and reliable survey was used. The survey was completed in Chongqing, Southwest China (n = 172). Knowledge of nutrition was deficient regarding sources of nutrients such as calcium and iron, relationships between diet/nutrients and disease, and only 36.1% of participants knew about the Balanced Diet Pagoda for Chinese. Eating habits did not meet the nutritional requirements, and a majority (59.3%) did not eat breakfast every day. The average score on the knowledge quiz was 51.8%. This study showed that homosexual persons with HIV/AIDS in China longed for nutrition knowledge, and this was supported by objective data. Efforts and targeted education programs aiming to improve their nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors need to be emphasized.
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2019
Objectives: This study was an observational study with a cross sectional design in 45 people with HIV-AIDS Methods: Nutritional knowledge and attitudes are collected by interview using a questionnaire. Food intake (energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate) is collected by interview using SQFFQ. Nutritional status is obtained from measurements of body weight and height and then BMI calculation is performed. The statistical analysis used is the chi square test. Results: There is a significant relationship between knowledge and energy intake (p<0.05) and there is no significant relationship between knowledge with protein, fat and carbohydrate intake (p>0.05). There is no significant relationship between attitude and food intake (p>0.05). There is no significant relationship between knowledge and attitude with nutritional status (p>0.05) Conclusions: Low nutritional knowledge risks of experiencing low energy intake and 2.8 times suffering from malnutrition
HIV & AIDS Review
Introduction: Adequate nutrition plays a major role in delaying disease progression and improving quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). Therefore, it is important to assess their nutrition knowledge and practice of dietary diversity, especially in resource-limited settings, where most HIV infections occur. Aim of the study was to assess the nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity practice of PLHIV in a resource-limited setting. Material and methods: This was a health facility-based cross-sectional analytical study conducted at two tertiary HIV clinics in Enugu, Nigeria. Using a systematic random sampling technique, 370 adult HIV patients were recruited. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with good nutrition knowledge and high dietary diversity among respondents. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Good nutrition knowledge was observed in 69.7% of the respondents, while 60.0% had high dietary diversity. In multivariate analysis, secondary educational level (AOR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.29-0.97; p = 0.040) and earning a family monthly income of 31,000-60,000 (AOR: 2.12; 95% CI: 1.11-4.06; p = 0.024) were predictors of good nutrition knowledge. Number of children in a household (AOR: 2.09; 95% CI: 1.19-3.67) was predictive of high dietary diversity. Conclusions: Educational level and family monthly income are predictors of nutrition knowledge, while number of children in a household is a predictor of dietary diversity. Nutrition education should be incorporated into HIV care program targeting those with low educational levels and low family monthly incomes for improvement of their nutrition knowledge.
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Principles of Providing Nutrition to People Living with HIV/AIDS : a Literature Review
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