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Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) And Nutrition Education On Nutrition And Health Outcomes Of Hiv+ Individuals, Irene Hatsu
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Factors associated with and barriers to participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the effect participation has on food security, nutrition status, disease status and quality of life was investigated in a cross-sectional study including 175 HIV infected individuals. In addition, the effect of a targeted nutrition education on nutrition knowledge, readiness to dietary behavior change, nutrition status, disease status and quality of life was also investigated among a subset of the population (N = 45) in a randomized clinical control trial.
SNAP participation rate was 70.3%, similar to the State of Florida and national participation rates. SNAP participation …