Integrating Nutrition Support for Food-Insecure Patients and Their Dependents Into an HIV Care and Treatment Program in Western Kenya

被引：73

作者：

Mamlin, Joseph ^{[1
]}

Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^{[2
]}

Lewis, Stephen ^{[3
]}

Tadayo, Hannah ^{[4
]}

Jerop, Fanice Komen ^{[5
]}

Gichunge, Catherine ^{[2
]}

Petersen, Tomeka ^{[1
]}

Yih, Yuehwern ^{[6
]}

Braitstein, Paula ^{[1
]}

Einterz, Robert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA

[2] Moi Univ, Sch Med, Eldoret, Kenya

[3] Appropriate Grass Roots Initiat, Eldoret, Kenya

[4] Minist Hlth, Nairobi, Kenya

[5] Moi Teaching & Referral Hosp, Eldoret, Kenya

[6] Purdue Univ, Lafayette, IN USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2009年 / 99卷 / 02期

关键词：

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

D O I：

10.2105/AJPH.2008.137174

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) is a partnership between Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Moi University School of Medicine, and a consortium of universities led by Indiana University. AMPATH has over 50 000 patients in active care in 17 main clinics around western Kenya. Despite antiretroviral therapy, many patients were not recovering their health because of food insecurity. AMPATH therefore established partnerships with the World Food Program and United States Agency for International Development and began high-production farms to complement food support. Today, nutritionists assess all AMPATH patients and dependents for food security and refer those in need to the food program. We describe the implementation, challenges, and successes of this program. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:215-221. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.137174)

引用

页码：215 / 221

页数：7

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