Randomized controlled trial of a community-based intervention on HIV and nutritional outcomes at 6 months among women living with HIV/AIDS in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of nurse-led Asha (Accredited Social Health Activist)-support behavioral and nutritional intervention among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLH/A) in rural India.

Design

Cluster randomized controlled trial.

Methods

Sixteen Primary Health Centers serving WLH/A in Andhra Pradesh were grouped into four regional clusters that were randomly allocated into one of four arms. All four groups included Asha-support and consisted of: Asha-support only (control group); nutrition education; nutrition supplementation; and the combination of supplementation and education. Differences between baseline and 6-month follow-up for key physiological outcomes (BMI, CD4 cell count) were analyzed using factorial mixed models that accounted for geographic clustering

SUBMITTER: Nyamathi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361536 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature