Journal of
AIDS and HIV Research

  • Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2359
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 298

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of wasting and its predictors among adults receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in ART clinics of Hosanna town, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia – A cross-sectional study

Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw
  • Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw
  • NTD Research and Training Center, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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Tariku Eshetu
  • Tariku Eshetu
  • Halaba General Hospital, Ethiopia.
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Fanos Yonas
  • Fanos Yonas
  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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