Background
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2 and 3 prioritize ending poverty and hunger and promoting good health and wellbeing for all [During the perinatal period, women have increased dietary needs and are generally less able to perform paid work as they face physical limitations and must dedicate time to caring for their infant [In Kisumu County, Kenya, the prevalence of HIV among women (15–49 years old) is approximately 17.4% (compared to 5.2% among women nationally), and the rate of mother to child transmission of HIV is 8.7% with 87% of perinatal WLWH engaged in care at prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) clinics [To address financial and food insecurity and sub-optimal infant feeding for HIV exposed infants while supporting the health and well-being of WLWH, we applied Transitions Theory [