CLINICAL MANIFESTATION OF BMI, TLC, ALBUMIN AND CD4 AFTER PROVISION OF SNAKEHEAD NUGGET AND COLORED FRUIT JUICE TO PEOPLE WITH HIV

Snakehead fi sh has high content of zinc and albumin, it can be given to people with immune disorder. Snakehead fi sh
can be made into various kind of food product that are high in nutrients, have aesthetic value, and taste like nugget.
The eff ectiveness of zinc and albumin function can work optimally when the consumption is combined with food
ingredient that are high in bioactive substances such as lycopene, anthocyanin, fl avonoid, karetonoid, bromelain,
papain and quercetin. The purpose of this study was to analyze the eff ect of snakehead nugget administration and
colored fruit juices simultaneously on clinical manifestation, BMI, TLC, albumin and CD4 value in PLHIV at HIV/
AIDS Rehabilitation Center in Medan. The design of research was quasy experimental with pre and post test design.
The subjects was 40 people who lived at HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation Center in Medan and given snakehead fi sh nugget
and colored fruit juice for 24 days. The data analysis used dependent T-test, after data normality test had previously
been carried out. There was eff ect before and after administration of snakehead fi sh nuggets and colored fruit juice on
clinical manifestation, BMI, TLC and CD4 levels with p value <0.05. It is necessary to provide treatment in longer term
as preventive measure for the emergence of various clinical manifestations as well as to increase BMI, TLC, albumin
and CD4 in PLHIV at HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation Center in Medan.
Keywords: HIV, snakehead fish, colored fruit extract, clinical manifestation