Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: A Training Manual - Linkages Project

HANDOUT 9.2: Observation Checklist during a Counseling Session onthe Management of Drug and Food Interactions in HIV/AIDS Therapy==============================================================Problem: The client is experiencing side effects from the drugs and food and druginteractions.Purpose: The purpose of the assessment is to improve the counselor’s understandingof the client’s feeding practices and access to different foods. This will enable thecounselor to help the client choose the most suitable food response to address thedrugs’ side effects and the food and drug interactions. Without a good assessment,the counselor cannot know and appreciate the client’s context and motivation toaddress the problem. The client will implement a solution only if it is acceptable,affordable, and feasible.1-Did the counselor ask the client about:Feeding practicesFoods frequently eaten?Number of meals per day?Period of food shortage?Foods affected by food shortage?Client’s coping strategy during food shortage?Most available and affordable foods?DrugsDrugs the client will be taking?Types and frequency of problem experienced withthese drugs?Yes No Comments2- Did the counselor find out from his or her own knowledge and theinformation collected about:274