 To contextualize the study location, it is important to note that HIVAIDS, poverty and food insecurity contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The Republic of Malawi, in southeastern Africa, bears one of the heaviest HIV disease burdens globally. Poverty is endemic in Malawi; more than half of its estimated 15 million people live on less than a dollar a day. Food insecurity, defined as having uncertain or limited access to nutritionally adequate food, or being unable to procure food in socially acceptable ways, is an aggravated problem in Malawi. 