Pamelah Kihembo
Makerere University, Uganda
Title: Prevalence and factors associated with the minimum dietary diversity among HIV-Positive women of reproductive age receiving anti-retroviral therapy in kabale district
Biography
Biography: Pamelah Kihembo
Abstract
It was a cross sectional study, PPS sampling applied to select number of participants per HIV clinic and respondents were sampled consecutively in each clinic. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the respondent characteristics while the FAO’s IDD questionnaire used to collect the 24-hour dietary intake. Data were analyzed using both MS Excel 2010 and STATA version 14 software. Descriptive statistics were applied for univariate analysis. Modified Poisson was used to determine the factors associated with MDD. The study was approved by the Makerere University School of Public Health Review Board and informed consent obtained from the respondents before interviews.