Monitoring of nutritional status

Clinical description

• One of the simplest methods to detect HIV disease progression / ART failure.
• Investigate any patient with weight loss or children failing to grow/gain weight for TB.
• Assess for resistance to TB drugs, poor adherence, comorbid conditions if failure to gain weight is

observed among PLHIV diagnosed with TB.

• Record length / height to the nearest cm at every visit (children) / once at enrolment (adults).
• Record weight in kg at every visit for children and adults.
• Use appropriate nutrition indicator for children and adults.