Relación del estado nutricional con el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana en adultos de 40-60 años del Hospital General Martín Icaza, Babahoyo-Los Ríos, mayo-septiembre 2019

Introduction: Currently, the diet of adults aged 40-60 years with HIV is characterized by low food consumption, high consumption of fast foods of low nutritional value, there is also a decrease in the level of physical activity that generates malnutrition due to excess, deficit, overweight and obesity. General objective: To determine the relationship between nutritional status and the human immunodeficiency virus in adults 40-60 years of the Martin Icaza General Hospital, Babahoyo - Los Ríos, May-September 2019. Methodology: This study was quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlated, the sample was 100 adults between 40-60 years old, the anthropometric method was used to assess the nutritional status for its interpretation, BMI and brachial circumference were used. Results: The results of the study were: 33% of the population that is in stage I of HIV had a normal state, 18% have obesity I, 6% obesity II, 4% obesity II and the remaining 33% overweight, and 6% who were in stage II had grade I energy deficiency. Regarding the protective reserve it was found that 11% of the population that was in stage I of HIV had a high protein energy reserve, 5% the He had a discharge and 78% had a discharge. While those in stage II of HIV 6% were with a low energy reserve. Conclusions: When relating the nutritional status to the HIV stage of adults, a statistically significant relationship was found between the study variables.

• Main Author: González Porro, Katheryn Johanna (author)
• Other Authors: Tirapet Lara, Beymer Ariel (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Estado nutricional; Estadios del VIH
• Online Access: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/7006