Shamba Maisha: a pilot study assessing impacts of a micro-irrigation intervention on the health and economic wellbeing of HIV patients.
Shamba Maisha: a pilot study assessing impacts of a micro-irrigation intervention on the health and economic wellbeing of HIV patients.
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2458-10-245
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发表时间：
2010-05-11
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Cohen CR
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作者：
Pandit JA;Sirotin N;Tittle R;Onjolo E;Bukusi EA;Cohen CR
艾滋病毒/艾滋病对减贫和粮食安全产生了负面影响，阻碍了艾滋病毒护理方案的迅速扩大和有效性。尼扬扎省的艾滋病毒感染率最高（15.3%），是肯尼亚农村贫困的第三大贡献者（240万人）。因此，我们测试了为艾滋病毒阳性农民提供微灌泵的可行性，以评估其对艾滋病毒阳性患者及其家庭健康和经济发展的影响。30名参加肯尼亚基苏穆家庭艾滋病护理和教育服务方案的艾滋病毒阳性患者获得了小额贷款，以获得灌溉泵和泵开发商KickStart提供的农业指导。经济数据，CD 4计数，家庭健康和贷款偿还历史收集后12个月的泵分发。平均家庭年收入比基线增加了1 332美元。CD 4计数没有显著变化。虽然收入增加了，但只有三名（10%）参与者偿还了超过四分之一的贷款。我们证明了在艾滋病毒阳性患者中进行创收微灌干预以及收集健康和经济数据的可行性。虽然家庭收入显著改善，但贷款偿还率很低，这可能是由于干预期间肯尼亚发生的干旱而复杂化的。
HIV/AIDS negatively impacts poverty alleviation and food security, which reciprocally hinder the rapid scale up and effectiveness of HIV care programs. Nyanza province has the highest HIV prevalence (15.3%), and is the third highest contributor (2.4 million people) to rural poverty in Kenya. Thus, we tested the feasibility of providing a micro-irrigation pump to HIV-positive farmers in order to evaluate its impact on health and economic advancement among HIV-positive patients and their families. Thirty HIV-positive patients enrolled in the Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES) program in Kisumu, Kenya were provided a micro-financed loan to receive an irrigation pump and farming guidance from KickStart, the developer of the pump. Economic data, CD4 counts, household health and loan repayment history were collected 12 months after the pumps were distributed. Mean annual family income increased by $1,332 over baseline. CD4 counts did not change significantly. Though income increased, only three (10%) participants had paid off more than a quarter of the loan. We demonstrated the feasibility of an income-generating micro-irrigation intervention among HIV-positive patients and the collection of health and economic data. While family income improved significantly, loan repayment rates were low- likely complicated by the drought that occurred in Kenya during the intervention period.
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