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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease which is closely related to under-nutrition, poverty and poor immune function. This study was aimed to assess under nutrition and associated factors among adult patients. METHODS: A cross sectional study was carried out at a Tuberculosis unit in tertiary care hospital within period of June 2019 to December 2019. New sputum positive pulmonary TB patients at registered at tuberculosis unit at a tertiary care centre were enrolled for study. A pre-designed, pre-tested, structured questionnaire was used for the interview. The weight and height were measured to calculate the BMI. RESULTS: Among 423 study participants 381(90.1%) study were undernourished (BMI<18.5) and 42 study participants were normal (BMI>18.5). Maximum study participants were in severe under nutrition (56.5%) followed by moderate under nutrition (33.6%). The study participants belonging to 15-24 age group were 118(31.0%). Study participants belonging to upper lower socioeconomic class 139(36.5%), suffering from diabetes mellitus 38(10%), Male 226 (59.3%) had under nutrition. Under nutrition was found to be significantly associated with occupation (p=0.000), socioeconomic status (p=0.000), the associated disease (p=0.000) and addiction (p=0.000).