Introduction: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is responsible for the
Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), an advanced stage of the disease. In
which, the degeneration of CD4+ T Lymphocytes occurs, thus increasing the
frequency of opportunistic diseases. Objective: To evaluate the impact of one or
more opportunistic diseases on the nutritional status of HIV patients admitted to a
university hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional, prospective study carried out in a
university hospital. A research protocol was applied in order to know the
sociodemographic data, clinical symptoms, anthropometric data and the presence of
opportunistic diseases. Results: In the sample, there was a prevalence of 56.01% of
females, with 51% in the age group from 25 to 39 years old, 70.7% of patients
declared they had a partner. Among the clinical symptoms, dry mouth was more
prevalent (56%). Malnutrition was more prevalent in all anthropometric variables,
however, when correlating them with opportunistic diseases, it was not possible to
observe statistical significance. As for opportunistic diseases, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis was the most recurrent (32.4%), alone (12.95%) or associated
(19.45%). Conclusion: Early nutritional monitoring is essential, as malnutrition was
found to be of greater relevance, aiming at reestablishing the nutritional status of
HIV-infected patients.
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