Lifestyle and Nutrition Intervention for Patients Living with HIV Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Dubai, UAE
Abstract
The study tested two hypotheses, which are mentioned below:
Hypotheses: The project will test 5 hypotheses related to the various aspects of the study.
H1: implementing a nutrition education intervention will significantly improve the patient's nutritional knowledge, dietary practices, and attitudes (KAP) post-6 months of intervention.
H2: implementing a nutrition education intervention will significantly improve the patients' food intake of immune-boosting foods, physical activity levels, anthropometric measurements, nutrition-related biochemical biomarkers, and mental health status, post the intervention period.
Note: H2 is a complex hypothesis consisting of 5 sub-hypotheses corresponding to the five mentioned measurements (food intake of immune-boosting foods, physical activity levels, anthropometric measurements, nutrition-related biochemical biomarkers, and mental health status). Each of these sub-hypotheses will be statistically tested.
Conditions: Hiv, Nutritional Deficiency.
Primary outcome: KAP score (knowledge, attitude, and practices); Improve in intake of immune boosting nutrients.
Enrollment: 63 participants.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 63 participants or records.
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