Changes in food insecurity, nutritional status, and physical health status after antiretroviral therapy initiation in rural Uganda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-186

  Weiser, Sheri D ^a   Gupta, Reshma ^b   Tsai, Alexander C ^c,d   Frongillo, Edward A ^e   Grede, Nils ^f   Kumbakumba, Elias ^g   Kawuma, Annet ^g   Hunt, Peter W ^a   Martin, Jeffrey N ^a   Bangsberg, David R ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f World Food Programme   (Italy)

^g MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

antiretroviral treatment; food insecurity; HIV; nutrition; physical health status; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 84867032768     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318261f064     Document Type: Article

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