Keyword Archives: HIV
Food by Prescription
Great strides have been made over the last 20 years in the long-term management of HIV infection in developing countries, resulting in improved immune function, reduced mortality, and prolonged survival. However, underlying malnutrition continues to impede positive health outcomes, and HIV infection in turn worsens malnutrition. The Ethiopia Food by Prescription (FBP) program, implemented by Save the Children US (SC US), USAID/Ethiopia, and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health since 2010, provides therapeutic food along with nutritional assessment and counseling to malnourished HIV+ individuals. The Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy was contracted by SC US to research the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this intervention, in order to contribute much needed evidence to guide programming and policy, both in Ethiopia and worldwide.
Posted in Publications, Reports
Keywords: HIV, malnutrition
Uptake of HIV testing and outcomes within a Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programme to treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Malawi — a descriptive study
By P. Bahwere, E, Piwoz, M.C. Joshua, K. Sadler, C.H. Grobler-Tanner, S. Guerrero et al. BMC Infect Dis 2008; 8:106.
Posted in Peer-Reviewed Articles, Publications
Keywords: children, community-based management, HIV, public health
Improving the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in an Area of High HIV Prevalence
By K. Sadler, M. Kerac, S. Collins, H. Khengere, and A. Nesbitt. J Trop Pediatr 2008
Posted in Peer-Reviewed Articles, Publications
Keywords: children, HIV, nutrition, SAM