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
Adeline Nyamathi,Catherine L. Carpenter,Maria L. Ekstrand,Kartik Yadav,Dana Rose Garfin,Lisa C Muniz,Mariko Kelley,Sanjeev Sinha +7 more
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Interventions supported by community workers were efficacious at improving physiological outcomes and may be beneficial at meeting critical healthcare needs of vulnerable WLH/A in 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 Praderead more
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Sustained Effect of a Community-based Behavioral and Nutrition Intervention on HIV-related Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Rural India: A Quasi-experimental Trial.
Adeline Nyamathi,Sanghyuk S. Shin,Sanjeev Sinha,Catherine L. Carpenter,Dana Rose Garfin,Padma Ramakrishnan,Kartik Yadav,Maria L. Ekstrand +7 more
TL;DR: A low-cost Asha-supported behavioral and nutritional intervention improved outcomes for WLH and similar approaches may help improve HIV and other infectious disease-related outcomes in vulnerable populations.
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Cervical cancer awareness and presence of abnormal cytology among HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy in rural Andhra Pradesh, India:
Sanghyuk S. Shin,Catherine L. Carpenter,Maria L. Ekstrand,Qiao Wang,Surbhi Grover,Nicola M. Zetola,Kartik Yadav,Sanjeev Sinha,Adeline Nyamathi +8 more
TL;DR: In light of the high prevalence of pre-cancer lesions and low level of cervical cancer knowledge in the study population, focused interventions are needed to improve cervical cancer literacy and prevention among rural women living with HIV.
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TL;DR: A combination of nutrition education and food supplements provided to women living with HIV significantly increased weight and CD4+ T cells and such interventions can be integrated into HIV care programs in low-income settings.
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