Shamba Maisha: Randomized controlled trial of an agricultural and finance intervention to improve HIV health outcomes

AIDS

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1889-1894

  Weiser, Sheri D ^a,b   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^c   Steinfeld, Rachel L ^d   Frongillo, Edward A ^e   Weke, Elly ^c   Dworkin, Shari L ^a,f   Pusateri, Kyle ^d   Shiboski, Stephen ^d   Scow, Kate ^g   Butler, Lisa M ^h,i   Cohen, Craig R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f Social and Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food insecurity; HIV; Intervention; Livelihoods; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER; WATER; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; ECONOMICS; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988726210     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000781     Document Type: Article

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