International Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nutr. Metab.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2332
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNAM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 128

Full Length Research Paper

The level of adherence to food by prescription (FBP) program among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Biniyam D. Kabtyimer
  • Biniyam D. Kabtyimer
  • 1Department of Applied Human Nutrition Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Ribka D. Gebre
  • Ribka D. Gebre
  • 2Care Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfalem T. Tessema
  • Tesfalem T. Tessema
  • 3Department of Public Health, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 21 February 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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