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Trial reportAIDS research and therapy2016

Acceptability and use of ready-to-use supplementary food compared to corn-soy blend as a targeted ration in an HIV program in rural Haiti: a qualitative study.

Anne G Beckett, Debbie Humphries, J Gregory Jerome, Jessica E Teng, Patrick Ulysse, Louise C Ivers

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Trial report in AIDS research and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Anne G BeckettInternal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA ; Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA USA ; Partners In Health, Boston, MA USA.
Debbie HumphriesDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Disease, Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street, Ste 318, New Haven, CT 06510 USA.
J Gregory JeromeZanmi Lasante, St. Marc, Haiti ; Zanmi Lasante, 18A, Santo 18, Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.
Jessica E TengInternal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA ; Partners In Health, Boston, MA USA ; Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
Patrick UlysseZanmi Lasante, St. Marc, Haiti ; Zanmi Lasante, 18A, Santo 18, Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.
Louise C IversInternal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA ; Partners In Health, Boston, MA USA ; Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA.

Funding

Tailored nutrition and food security interventions in comprehensive HIV careR01HD057627 · NICHD · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVERS, LOUISE C. · 2009 to 2013
$1.2M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057627NICHD NIH HHS R01HD057627
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReady-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) is increasingly used as a component of food rations for adults with HIV.

methodsWe undertook a qualitative study to evaluate the acceptability and use of peanut-based RUSF compared to corn-soy blend (CSB) among adults living with HIV in rural Haiti who had been enrolled in a prospective, randomized trial comparing the impact of those rations. A total of 13 focus groups were conducted with 84 participants-42 selected from the RUSF arm of the study, and 42 from the CSB arm-using a guide with pre-designated core topics and open-ended questions.

resultsWe found that RUSF was highly acceptable in terms of taste, preparation, and packaging. Both types of food ration were widely shared inside and outside households, especially with children. However, while CSB was without exception stored with the communal household food supply, RUSF was frequently separated from the household food supply and was more often reserved for consumption by individuals with HIV.

conclusionsRUSF was a highly acceptable food ration that, compared to CSB, was more often reserved for use by the individual with HIV. Qualitative examination of the perceptions, use, and sharing of food rations is critical to understanding and improving the efficacy of food assistance for food-insecure people living with HIV.

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Dietary SupplementsFood PreferencesGlycine maxZea maysAdultFocus GroupsFood SupplyHaitiHIV InfectionsHumansQualitative ResearchHIVNutritionReady-to-use supplementary food

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PMID26893605
PMCPMC4757996

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