Nutrient-Enhancement of Matooke Banana for Improved Nutrient Intake of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Rakai District, Uganda (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION The HIV/AIDS pandemic is one of the most serious health problems in Uganda and it has had an unparalleled negative impact on nutrition, food security, agricultural production and livelihoods of millions of people in the country [1]. The HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda is estimated at 6.7% with the productive age group of 15 to 49 years being the most affected [1]. The pandemic has had devastating effects on household food security and general livelihoods of affected families, especially among resource constrained communities. Rakai district, where the first AIDS case in Uganda was identified in 1982 has an HIV prevalence of 12.7%. Rakai also suffers high rates of malnutrition resulting from a number of factors including poverty, illiteracy, big family sizes, and the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic [2, 3].