Table 1.

Description of the Study Sample at Baseline by Intervention Group (N=600)

	Asha+ (Control)		Asha+ Nutrition Education		Asha+ Nutrition Supplements		Asha+ Nutrition Education and Supplements
Variables	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	p-value†
Age	36.05	6.98	34.66	6.91	33.6	6.42	32.91	7.18	.0006*
Number of Children	1.83	0.73	1.78	0.78	1.91	0.93	1.92	0.76	.37
Monthly Income (INR)	2110.00	758.9	2158.67	611.98	2137.33	626.97	2048.00	707.93	.52
Quality of Life	0.26	0.31	0.34	0.25	0.27	0.33	0.33	0.24	.03*
Percent Adherence	30.37	12.75	32.00	14.35	28.60	12.99	30.50	12.69	.18
Number of OI‡ past 6 months	4.61	1.35	4.52	1.35	4.58	0.96	4.62	1.13	.88
Time since HIV diagnosis (Yr)	4.34	3.25	3.83	2.44	4.10	2.82	3.95	2.96	.46
Internalized Stigma	2.24	0.41	2.30	0.16	2.33	0.19	2.32	0.15	.02*
Summary CESD§ Depression	9.12	3.11	9.09	3.06	9.16	3.13	9.35	3.04	.88
Summary Social Support	1.13	0.41	1.06	0.12	1.06	0.08	1.06	0.08	.004*
Summary Food Insecurity	20.27	4.29	21.63	2.58	20.76	3.45	21.94	2.98	.0001*
Total MET¶ min/wk	4957.09	1873.23	4569.73	1416.82	4691.85	1718.60	4215.60	1539.27	.001*
Body Mass Index	19.81	3.78	20.20	3.97	20.55	4.67	19.86	4.16	.38
Weight (kg)	45.30	9.66	46.42	9.65	47.43	11.22	45.84	10.86	.33
Height (cm)	151.06	5.81	151.57	6.06	151.85	5.80	151.62	6.27	.44
Mom CD4 count	442.57	272.66	459.61	284.48	426.19	275.34	461.29	262.75	.65
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Marital status
Married	51	34.00	67	44.67	53	35.33	67	44.67
Divorced	12	8.00	15	10.00	12	8.00	15	10.00
Widowed	87	58.00	68	45.33	85	56.67	68	45.33	.19
Education
None	85	56.67	74	49.33	71	47.33	62	41.33
< 5 yrs	25	16.67	29	19.33	25	16.67	19	12.67
5 – 9 yrs	24	16.00	31	20.67	33	22.00	35	23.33
≥ 10 yrs	16	10.67	16	10.67	21	14.00	34	22.67	.04*
Religion
Hindu	110	73.33	116	77.33	104	69.33	109	72.67
Muslim	17	11.33	5	3.33	12	8.00	10	6.67
Christian	23	15.33	29	19.33	34	22.67	31	20.67	.14

^†Evaluation of between group differences using one-way ANOVA for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables.

^‡OI=Opportunistic Infections

^§CESD=Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale

^¶MET=Metabolic Equivalent of Energy Expenditure

^*p-value <0.05