A Randomized Trial of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food Versus Corn-Soy Blend Plus as Food Rations for HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Haiti | Zendy

Louise C. Ivers | Zendy; Jessica E. Teng | Zendy; Jean-Gregory Jerome | Zendy; Matthew H. Bonds | Zendy; Kenneth A. Freedberg | Zendy; Molly F. Franke | Zendy

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A Randomized Trial of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food Versus Corn-Soy Blend Plus as Food Rations for HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Haiti

Author(s) -

Louise C. Ivers,

Jessica E. Teng,

Jean-Gregory Jerome,

Matthew H. Bonds,

Kenneth A. Freedberg,

Molly F. Franke

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu028

Subject(s) - wasting , medicine , malnutrition , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , food insecurity , antiretroviral therapy , environmental health , randomized controlled trial , food security , viral load , immunology , agriculture , biology , ecology

The epidemics of food insecurity, malnutrition, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) frequently overlap. HIV treatment programs increasingly provide nutrient-dense ready-to-use supplementary foods (RUSFs) to patients living with HIV and food insecurity, but in the absence of wasting, it is not known if RUSF confers benefit above less costly food commodities.

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