The impact of food assistance on weight gain and disease progression among HIV-infected individuals accessing AIDS care and treatment services in Uganda

Rawat, Rahul; Kadiyala, Suneetha; E. McNamara, Paul

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-316

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The impact of food assistance on weight gain and disease progression among HIV-infected individuals accessing AIDS care and treatment services in Uganda

Published in BMC Public Health • Jun 7, 2010

Authors:

Rahul Rawat

Suneetha Kadiyala

Paul E. McNamara

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The evidence evaluating the benefits of programmatic nutrition interventions to HIV-infected individuals in developing countries, where there is a large overlap between HIV prevalence and malnutrition, is limited. This study evaluates the impact of food assistance (FA) on change in weigh...

Subject

Biostatistics

Medicine

Public health

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