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However, evidence on factors associated with the specific forms of malnutrition, specifically underweight and overweight\/obesity, beyond clinical determinants, remains limited in many settings. We investigated the prevalence and determinants of underweight and overweight\/obesity among people with pulmonary TB across five health facilities in Kampala, Uganda.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This analytic cross-sectional study involved people with pulmonary TB, either clinically diagnosed or bacteriologically confirmed, aged \u226518 years sampled across five health facilities in Kampala, Uganda. Nutritional status was assessed using body mass index (BMI, kg\/m\u00b2) and categorized as underweight (&lt;18.5), normal weight (18.5\u201324.9), and overweight\/obese (\u226525.0). To identify factors independently associated with nutritional status, normal weight was considered as the reference category in a multinomial logistic regression analysis, adjusting for multiple covariates and clustering at the health facility level. The measure of association was the adjusted relative risk ratios (aRRR) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 818 participants studied, 417 (51.0%) had normal weight, 302 (36.9%) were underweight, and 99 (12.1%) were overweight or obese. Adjusted analysis showed that being underweight was associated with household food insecurity (aRRR 2.04, 95% CI: 1.48\u20132.80) while being overweight or obese was associated with self-employment (aRRR 2.26, 95% CI: 1.35\u20133.79) and being newly diagnosed with TB (aRRR 2.10, 95% CI: 1.30\u20133.41).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study, conducted among people with pulmonary TB in an urban setting in Uganda, showed that underweight and overweight\/obesity are prevalent. Furthermore, the study showed that food insecurity is associated with being underweight, while being overweight or obese is associated with being self-employed or newly diagnosed with TB. 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