Improved health among people living with HIV/AIDS who received packages of proven preventive health interventions, Amhara, Ethiopia.

Autor: Ciara E O'Reilly, Ethel V Taylor, Tracy Ayers, Ribka Fantu, Sisay Alemayehu Abayneh, Barbara Marston, Yordanos B Molla, Tegene Sewnet, Fitsum Abebe, Robert M Hoekstra, Robert Quick
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e107662 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107662
Popis: In 2009, basic care packages (BCP) containing health products were distributed to HIV-infected persons in Ethiopia who were clients of antiretroviral therapy clinics. To measure health impact, we enrolled clients from an intervention hospital and comparison hospital, and then conducted a baseline survey, and 7 bi-weekly home visits. We enrolled 405 intervention group clients and 344 comparison clients. Intervention clients were more likely than comparison clients to have detectable chlorine in stored water (40% vs. 1%, p
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