In this study, positive impact of NCS on nutritional
vulnerability, risk of malnutrition, nutritional status and
QoL was not as definitive as could be expected. Our
study found that, food assistance, mainly maize meal, food
supplementation mainly fortified porridge mix, weight
assessment, micronutrients supplementation and nutrition
counselling and education were the NCS frequently
provided to HIV-positive adults. The findings also suggest
that before enrolment to ART, HIV-positive adultsmay have
less access to NCS, as majority of NCS recipients were taking
ART. However, controlling for ART made little difference in
the findings. Enrolling in NCS programme may have in turn
increased access to social grants and awareness of good eating
plan. This might not be adequate to have a significant
outcome as evidently reported in our study.