A “planting and eating soybean” project for people living with HIV/Aids in rural Anhui – a pilot study in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19444272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guoping Ji (0000-0002-4704-7477, a Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control , Hefei , China, corresponding author), Rende Qi (b Anhui Institute of Agricultural Science , Hefei , China), Huadong Wang (0000-0002-2803-4814, a Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control , Hefei , China), Chong Feng (0000-0003-1832-9309, a Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control , Hefei , China), Feng Chong (0000-0001-6687-8076, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Jing Leng (0000-0001-5429-3636, a Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control , Hefei , China) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 126-132 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540120903012536 |
| PMID | 20390490 |
| OpenAlex | W2040931399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in rural Anhui, China are poor and lack sufficient protein in their diet. This project was to increase soybean protein in the diet of PLWHAs in a resource limited area in rural Anhui. A community intervention was implemented, by providing soybean seeds and a series of training courses on planting soybean, nutrition and preparing for soy food to PLWHA families in two villages in North Anhui. Participants were encouraged to eat soy food everyday after harvest. Among the 47 PLWHA participants in the assessment, 60% were females, 38% were illiterate, the average household income was 5323 Yuan ($760) per year. In 2006, they received soybean seeds of 320.5 kg and the harvest was 3465 kg four months later. In the past three months of the assessment, 94% had eaten soy food at least three times a week and 96% of them ate 100 g each time. After eating soy food, 93% felt better, 86% reported less sickness, 61.3% had higher total blood protein and blood white protein, 58.1% had higher blood hemoglobin, and 54.8% had higher CD(4) count. All participants liked the project and all hoped to continue the project. The preliminary data suggested that the pilot "planting and eating soybean" project was effective and sustainable for PLWHAs living in resource limited rural areas in Anhui, China
Agronomy · Biology · China · Environmental health · Geography · Rural area · Sowing · Folate and B Vitamins Research · HIV-related health complications and treatments · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |