A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic.

A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic at The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha .

General Objective: To determine nutritional status among Thai People Living with HIV (PLHIV).

Specific Objective:

1. To assess nutritional problems including undernutrition, overnutrition and others such as lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, cardiovascular disease, etc. among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT by using ABCDEF approach: Anthropometric, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary, Exercise and Family assessment.
2. To describe the relationship between the nutritional status and HIV disease staging and other related factors among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT.
3. To describe the prevalence of CVD and its relationship to cardiac risk factors
4. To validate the community screening tool developed by the Thai Nutrition Taskforce in HIV (TNT-HIV) by assessing the correlation of this tool and nutritional status.

Inclusion Criteria:

• HIV positive
• 18 years of age or older
• Receiving ongoing care as part of the anonymous clinic, TRCARC, the antiretroviral therapy clinics at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha.
• Either naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT

Exclusion Criteria:

• HIV negative
• Patient who had active AIDS-related disorders within three months before participate the study
• Patients who are pregnant

A total of 580 Thai HIV-infected patients who either did or did not receive treatment with antiretroviral therapy at The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha.; These participants will be enrolled at TRCARC and Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute for amount 300 HIV infected patients and 70 HIV infected patients from each 4 region hospital.