Nutritional Assessment and Counselling in Patients with TB: Challenges for the Health Care System
Palanivel Chinnakali, Subitha Lakshminarayanan, Sonali Sarkar
Abstract
Globally, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem. Undernutrition and TB have a bidirectional relationship. India contributes about 25% of global incident TB cases annually. Recently, India released guidelines for nutritional care and support for patients with TB. The guidelines recommend nutritional assessment, counseling and support for all patients with TB. We discuss the challenges for health care system in implementing the guidelines and the way forward
MeSH terms
- Malnutrition
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Public health
- Health care
- Environmental health
- Global health
- Family medicine
- Nursing