SHORT-TERM CASH AND FOOD ASSISTANCE

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Short-Term Cash and Food Assistance is an intervention that provides short-term food or cash assistance for food insecure PLHIV in Tanzania who recently initiated ART. Participants receive nutrition assessment and counseling (NAC), plus the opportunity to receive a monthly cash transfer or food basket for up to 6 consecutive months, conditional on attending scheduled visits with the HIV care provider. Cash transfers are valued at 22,500 Tanzanian Shillings (approximately $11 USD dollars, $66 maximum during intervention period) and are transferred via mobile money services or are given to participants directly if they have no access to a mobile phone. Food baskets are also valued at approximately $11, and included whole maize meal, groundnuts, and beans .
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Series:
  Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9075b386eb600dbaeb4713e384c624ef96f931dca2ba8be0a415d67fec792c79860bf31d710963aae597ad08d4b791bb824e9452cb208dad69081d0a0316b9b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149631/cdc_149631_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]