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

Pregnant and Lactating WomenFood and Drug Interactions• Poor access to sufficient quantities ofnutritious foods because of external orhousehold factors• Counselors: Understand constraints andidentify and facilitate options• Poor access to foods needed to alleviate sideeffects, improve drug efficacy, and maintainnutritional status• Side effects leading to poor adherence tomedications• Counselors: Identify drugs’ food requirementsand limitations and food options and help plandrug-meal schedulesCare and Support ImplementationImplementingNutritional Care and Supportin Food-Insecure ContextsNutritional careand supportAssessmentOptionselectionFollow upDuring Assessment: UnderstandSources of Food Insecurity• Assess nutritional status and practices• Assess factors that prevent adoption ofimproved practices, including food access andavailability and knowledge• Assess the status of food supply, income, andemployment• Identify coping strategies used• Assess the negative effects of these strategies• Identify components that need external supportDuring Assessment: IdentifyFood and Nutrient Access Gaps• Identify foods and nutrients the clientneeds more of• Identify the causes of these gaps