Food Security and Nutrition Interventions in Response to the Aids Epidemic: Assessing Global Action and Evidence

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages 554-565

  Aberman, Noora Lisa ^a   Rawat, Rahul ^b   Drimie, Scott ^c   Claros, Joan M ^d   Kadiyala, Suneetha ^e,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malawi)

^b International Food Policy Research Institute   (Senegal)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d World Food Programme   (Italy)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research in Agriculture and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Food assistance; Food security; HIV AIDS; Interventions; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EPIDEMICS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84922395234     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0822-z     Document Type: Article

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