Cross-sectional study of nutritional intake among patients undergoing tuberculosis treatment along the Myanmar-Thailand border.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study summarises nutritional intake among patients with tuberculosis (TB) along the Myanmar-Thailand border according to the local diet.

Setting

TB clinic along the Myanmar-Thailand border.

Participants

Cross-sectional surveys of 24-hour food recall were conducted with participants receiving anti-TB treatment. Participants were purposively selected to reflect proportion of age, sex and HIV co-infection based on historical patient records. Out of a total of 28 participants, 20 (71.4%) were men and 5 (17.9%) were co-infected with HIV.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome compared actual recorded intake to recommended intake. Secondary outcomes compared weight gain and body mass index (BMI) from diagnosis to time of survey.

SUBMITTER: Damji K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8744095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature