ABSTRACT
Aims: To examine the effects of micronutrient supplementation on CD4+ cell count and anthropometric parameters in 210 HIV-positive adult patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy and treatment naïve. Study Design: A prospective and interventional study was performed comparing five groups receiving daily either a micronutrients (Centrum) supplement or no supplement for 12 months, and the effects of micronutrients supplementation on CD4+ cell count and anthropometric parameters from baseline to 12 months were assessed. Place and Duration of Study: Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, between April, 2013 and September, 2014.