Table 2.
Perceptions and behaviors related to the management of RUF therapy among undernourished HIV-infected participants and their caregiver 2 weeks after enrolment in the SNACS study, Senegala-b
| < 12 years | ≥ 12 years | All | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregivers | |||||||
| Responsible for RUF management | <.0001 | ||||||
| Caregiver | 67 | (81) | 29 | (33) | 96 | (56) | |
| Participant | 16 | (19) | 60 | (67) | 76 | (46) | |
| RUF sharing with caregiver | 25 | (30) | 27 | (30) | 52 | (30) | 0.98 |
| RUF sharing with other adults | 6 | (8) | 6 | (7) | 12 | (7) | 0.83 |
| RUF sharing with other children | 13 | (17) | 11 | (13) | 24 | (15) | 0.42 |
| Participantsc | |||||||
| RUF perceived as a drug | 0.006 | ||||||
| Yes | 63 | (76) | 83 | (93) | 146 | (85) | |
| No | 8 | (10) | 3 | (3) | 11 | (6) | |
| Don’t know | 12 | (14) | 3 | (3) | 15 | (9) | |
| Reason for RUF therapy | 0.0005 | ||||||
| Sickness | 20 | (24) | 26 | (30) | 46 | (27) | |
| Malnutrition | 48 | (58) | 62 | (71) | 110 | (64) | |
| Don’t know | 15 | (18) | – | – | 15 | (9) | |
| Participant needs encouragement for RUF feeding | 39 | (47) | 33 | (37) | 72 | (42) | 0.19 |
| Participant is disgusted by RUF | 27 | (33) | 24 | (27) | 51 | (30) | 0.42 |
| Participant hides to take RUF | 21 | (25) | 29 | (33) | 50 | (29) | 0.29 |
| Single sachet taken over several intake | 44 | (53) | 36 | (40) | 80 | (47) | 0.10 |
| Main mode of intake | 0.18 | ||||||
| Direct feeding from the sachet | 67 | (81) | 79 | (89) | 146 | (85) | |
| Diluted in gruel | 14 | (17) | 10 | (11) | 24 | (14) | |
| Spread on bread | 2 | (2) | – | – | 2 | (1) | |
aData are N (%)
bRUF ready-to-use food
cQuestions were asked to the participant (and/or to the caregiver if need be when participant ≤7 years)