PostNAPS: FI, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Among Women of Mixed HIV Status and Their Infants in Gulu, Uganda

The PostNAPS Study: Food Insecurity As A Major Determinant of Poor Nutritional and Psychosocial Health Outcomes Among HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Lactating Women and Their Infants in Gulu, Northern Uganda.

PostNAPs was a continuation of the PreNAPs study. 246 women were enrolled in the postnatal period with the primary scientific objective of determining whether food insecurity was an independent risk factor for poor maternal nutritional or psychosocial outcomes or for sub-optimal infant feeding practices.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postpartum women >18 years of age
• Attended antenatal care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
• Participated in the PreNAPS study
• Infants that were born to women participating in the PreNAPS study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women <18 years of age
• Women not participating in the PreNAPS study