Table 1 shows the variety of NCS received by the study
participants. Nearly all, 82.8% (n = 77) of the NCS recipients
had received NCS mainly from health facilities for a period
>5 months. The most common NCS received were food
assistance (96.8%), food supplementation (96.8%), weight
assessment (78.5%) and NEAC (73.1%). For food assistance,
the majority received maize meal (94.6%). This is primarily
aimed at providing additional food in order to meet the
increased energy needs of people living with HIV. Although
the nutrition guideline recommends no additional protein
needs for people living with HIV [41], providing food assistance
predominantly of maize meal may be problematic
regarding protein intake where there is no other protein
in the diet as maize is not a good source of high biological
protein. For food supplementation, mainly fortified maize
meal was provided (64.5%). Micronutrient supplements
were received by two-third (75.3%) mainly multivitamin
(50.7%) and Vitamin B complex (34.4%). No participants
were involved in any strengthening livelihood projects.