The PreNAPS Study: FI, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital

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

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.

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