The PreNAPS Study: Food Insecurity, Prenatal Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes Among HIV Infected and Uninfected Pregnant Women Attending ANC Services at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Enrollment
- 403
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Impacts of food insecurity (IFIAS) on gestational weight gain (kg) among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in Gulu, Uganda
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The Prenatal Nutrition and Psychosocial Health Outcomes (PreNAPS) study was a two year collaboration between Gulu, Makarere, Cornell, and Tufts Universities. The PreNAPs study's primary goals were: a) to determine the differential impacts of food insecurity on gestational weight gain and prenatal depression, and b) to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the relationship between food insecurity and weight gain and/depression among HIV infected and HIV uninfected pregnant women in Gulu, Northern Uganda.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women
- •Known HIV status
- •Receiving antiretroviral therapy (if HIV-infected)
- •Attending antenatal care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
- •>18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women <18 years of age
- •Unknown HIV status
- •Not receiving antiretroviral therapy (if HIV-infected)
- •Not attending antenatal care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Impacts of food insecurity (IFIAS) on gestational weight gain (kg) among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in Gulu, Uganda
Time Frame: Approximately 1 year
Explore the underlying mechanisms and impacts of food insecurity (using the Individuals Food Insecurity Access Scale (IFIAS)) on gestational weight gain (kg) among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in Gulu, Uganda.
Secondary Outcomes
- Impacts of food insecurity on maternal depression among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in Gulu, Uganda.(Approximately 1 year)