Table 2 Recommendations by national nutritional care and support guidelines for non-pregnant HIV-infected adults

Assessment of nutritional status

… that an assessment of nutritional status should be carried out at least once?

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia

Uganda

… when in the HIV care cascade nutritional status should first be assessed?

Botswana, Kenya, South Africa

Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… how regularly nutritional status should be re-assessed?

Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa

Botswana, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… how the assessment should be carried out?

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia

Uganda

Dietary counseling

… that dietary counseling should be provided?

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

-

… when in the HIV care cascade it should first be provided?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… how regularly it should be provided?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… what topics should be covered during the counseling?

Botswana, Kenya Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

South Africa, Uganda

Micronutrient supplementation

… whether a micronutrient supplement should be provided?

Kenya, Zambia

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda

… under what circumstances a micronutrient supplement should be provided?

Kenya, Zambia

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda

… which micronutrient(s) should be provided?

Kenya

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… the dosage of at least one micronutrient supplement?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary foods (RUTFs)

… whether a RUTF should be provided?

Kenya, Zambia

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda

… under what circumstances a RUTF should be provided?

Kenya, Zambia

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda

… which RUTF(s) should be provided?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… the dosage of at least one RUTF?

Kenya, Zambia

Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda

Food subsidies

… whether a food subsidy should be provided?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… under what circumstances a food subsidy should be provided?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

… how the food subsidy should be provided (e.g., vouchers, food baskets, etc.)?

-

Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia