An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia

An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia

Magister Public Health - MPH === In the era of AIDS, food and nutrition are becoming more of a priority for many households and communities. This is more so now that treatment is available for people infected with HIV and AIDS. Food and nutrition are fundamentally intertwined with HIV transmission a...

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Main Author: Magazi, Shirley
Other Authors: Chopra, Mickey
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2014
Subjects:
Adherence
Antiretroviral therapy
Food security
Hiv/Aids
Household
Interventions
Nutrition
Plwha
Treatment adherence
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2787
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-27872017-08-02T04:00:13Z An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia Magazi, Shirley Chopra, Mickey School of Public Health Faculty of Community and Health Sciences Adherence Antiretroviral therapy Food security Hiv/Aids Household Interventions Nutrition Plwha Treatment adherence Magister Public Health - MPH In the era of AIDS, food and nutrition are becoming more of a priority for many households and communities. This is more so now that treatment is available for people infected with HIV and AIDS. Food and nutrition are fundamentally intertwined with HIV transmission and the impacts of AIDS. Evidence of the ways in which food insecurity and malnutrition may interfere with the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy is well documented. Aim: The purpose of the study was to inform improvements in food security interventions for PLWHA through an investigation of existing food security interventions in the Khomas Region, Namibia. South Africa 2014-02-07T11:57:21Z 2010/04/06 03:33 2010/04/06 2014-02-07T11:57:21Z 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2787 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Adherence
Antiretroviral therapy
Food security
Hiv/Aids
Household
Interventions
Nutrition
Plwha
Treatment adherence
spellingShingle Adherence
Antiretroviral therapy
Food security
Hiv/Aids
Household
Interventions
Nutrition
Plwha
Treatment adherence
Magazi, Shirley
An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
description Magister Public Health - MPH === In the era of AIDS, food and nutrition are becoming more of a priority for many households and communities. This is more so now that treatment is available for people infected with HIV and AIDS. Food and nutrition are fundamentally intertwined with HIV transmission and the impacts of AIDS. Evidence of the ways in which food insecurity and malnutrition may interfere with the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy is well documented. Aim: The purpose of the study was to inform improvements in food security interventions for PLWHA through an investigation of existing food security interventions in the Khomas Region, Namibia. === South Africa
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title An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
title_short An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
title_full An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
title_fullStr An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of food security interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral treatment at household Llvel in the Khomas Region, Namibia
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