Outcome measures | Assessment tools used |
Child HIV outcomes: viral load | Viral load tests conducted using Biomerieux NucliSENS easyMag and EasyQ on dried blood spot samples |
Child development outcomes:
| Mullen early learning composite score |
Nutritional outcomes: weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height (BMI) z-scores | Midupper arm circumference tape measure, height mate/board |
Parental stress | Parental Stress Index Short Form |
Adherence outcomes:
| Medical Adherence Rating Scale Viral load tests conducted using Biomerieux NucliSENS easyMag and EasyQ on dried blood spot samples |
Food security outcome | Household hunger (food deprivation) scale—modified HFIAS (one item from each domain of the scale: i) uncertainty about household food supply; ii) insufficient quality and iii) insufficient food intake |
Mental health outcomes:
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Shona Symptom Questionnaire 8 |
BMI, body mass index; CHIDO, Child Health Intervention for Developmental Outcomes; HFIAS, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale.