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Alternative Title:
PLoS One
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107662
Personal Author:
O’Reilly, Ciara E.; Taylor, Ethel V.; Ayers, Tracy; Fantu, Ribka; Abayneh, Sisay Alemayehu; ... More +
O’Reilly, Ciara E.; Taylor, Ethel V.; Ayers, Tracy; Fantu, Ribka; Abayneh, Sisay Alemayehu; Marston, Barbara; Molla, Yordanos B.; Sewnet, Tegene; Abebe, Fitsum; Hoekstra, Robert M.; Quick, Robert; Less -
Description:
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<0.001), soap (51% vs. 36%, p<0.001), and a BCP water container (65% vs. 0%, p<0.001) at every home visit. Intervention clients were less likely than comparison clients to report illness (44% vs. 67%, p<0.001) or health facility visits for illness (74% vs. 95%, p<0.001), and had lower median illness scores (1.0 vs. 3.0, p<0.05). Participation in the BCP program appeared to improve reported health outcomes.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Drinking Water
Female
Humans
Hygiene
Male
Middle Aged
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Preventive Medicine
Surveys And Questionnaires
Young Adult

Source:
PLoS One. 2014; 9(9).;
Series:
PEPFAR;
Pubmed ID:
25233345
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4169407
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
T35 OD010991/OD/NIH HHS/United States; PEPFAR/United States;
T35 OD010991/OD/NIH HHS/United States; PEPFAR/United States; Less -
Place as Subject:
Ethiopia;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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