The PreNAPS Study: FI, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes 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.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Pregnancy

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

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.

Time frame: Approximately 1 year

Explore the underlying mechanisms and impacts of food insecurity on maternal depressive symptoms among pregnant women of mixed HIV status in Gulu, Uganda.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Collaborators

Cornell University
Makerere University
Tufts University

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Oct 4, 2016
Registry last updated: Nov 30, 2016

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