%0 Journal Article
%T Food banking for improved nutrition of HIV infected orphans and vulnerable children; emerging evidence from quality improvement teams in high food insecure regions of Kiambu, Kenya
%A Margaret Mungai
%A Meshack Ndirangu
%A Muhamed Akulima
%A Muhula Samuel
%A Richard Muga
%A Rudia Ikamati
%J Archive of "The Pan African Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.2.9663
%X Estimated 236,548 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) were in Central-Eastern Kenya in 2013. Kiambu County had 46,656 PLHIV with 42,400 (91%) adults and 4,200(9%) children (1-14yrs). Amref Health Africa in Kenya, supported through USAID-APHIAplus KAMILI project, initiated two food banks to respond to poor nutritional status of the HIV infected children. Quality Improvement Teams were used to facilitate food-banking initiatives. The study aimed at assessing and demonstrating roles of community food-banking in improving nutrition status of HIV-infected children in food insecure regions
%K Child Status Index
%K Middle Upper Arm Circumference
%K food banking
%K Community
%K quality improvement
%K HIV-infected Orphans
%K vulnerable children
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390061/