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

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Food insecurity and HIV/AIDS outcomes are inextricably linked in sub-Saharan Africa. We report on health and nutritional outcomes of a multisectoral agricultural intervention trial among HIV-infected adults in rural Kenya.

Design

This is a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Methods

The intervention included a human-powered water pump, a microfinance loan to purchase farm commodities, and education in sustainable farming practices and financial management. Two health facilities in Nyanza Region, Kenya were randomly assigned as intervention or control. HIV-infected adults 18 to 49 years' old who were on antiretroviral therapy and had access to surface water and land were enrolled beginning in April 2012 and followed quarterly for 1 year. Data were col

SUBMITTER: Weiser SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4573846 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature