Prevalence of household food insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS (Kerman- the southeast of Iran)

Background: Household food insecurity has been associated with increased risk of transmission of HIV infection and poor treatment outcomes. This study therefore determined the prevalence of household food insecurity and its associated factors among people living with HIV in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 244 adult clients accessing care and support at the teaching hospital in Sagamu, Nigeria, selected via systematic sampling. Data was collected with the aid of a semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.0. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. Informed consent was obtained and strict confidentiality was ensured. Results: The mean age of respondents was 38.8 ± 9.2 years; 84% of respondents were female; 69.3% were married, 12.9% had lost their partners. About 12% spent more than three-quarters of the household income on food. The prevalence of household food insecurity was 71.7%. Food insecurity was associated ( p < 0.05) with educational status; occupation; type of housing; availability of toilet facilities; benefiting from food assistance; delaying drugs to prevent hunger; skipping drugs; vegetable consumption pattern; and exchanging sex for food. Conclusion: The prevalence of household food insecurity in this study was high. Living conditions were significantly associated with food insecurity. Socio-economic conditions need to be improved, to optimize the health and food security status of people living with HIV in Sagamu.

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Social determinants, lived experiences, and consequences of household food insecurity among persons living with HIV/AIDS on the shore of Lake Victoria, Kenya

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540121.2011.630358 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 728-736 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Jason M. Nagata ◽

Richard O. Magerenge ◽

Sera L. Young ◽

Joel O. Oguta ◽

Sheri D. Weiser ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Lake Victoria ◽

Household Food Insecurity ◽

Household Food ◽

Persons Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

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Household food insecurity access scale and dietary diversity score as a proxy indicator of nutritional status among people living with HIV/AIDS, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2017

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0199511 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. e0199511 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Foziya Mohammed Hussein ◽

Aragaw Yimer Ahmed ◽

Oumer Sada Muhammed

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Household Food Insecurity ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Bahir Dar ◽

Dietary Diversity Score ◽

Household Food ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Food Insecurity Access

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Food Insecurity, Standard of Living and Nutritional Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) on ART: Rural–Urban Differences

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.37506/v11/i1/2020/ijphrd/193879 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 546

Author(s):

Ravishekar N. Hiremath ◽

Shailaja S. Patil ◽

D. B. Kadam

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Standard Of Living ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

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Undernutrition and associated factors among HIV-Infected adults receiving ART at Health centers, Lega Tafo and Surrounding, Ethiopia, 2021

10.21203/rs.3.rs-850430/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lelisa Worku Belcha

Keyword(s):

Opportunistic Infection ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Household Food Security ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Household Food ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Abstract Background: Globally 38 million people were living with HIV in 2019. In Africa, 25 million people are living with HIV/AIDS undernutrition and food insecurity is endemic. Hence the study aimed to assess the magnitude of undernutrition and associated factors among HIV-infected adults receiving ART. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV/AIDS patients who following the ART service was selected by a simple random sampling method. The data were collected by direct interview, using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and a Logistic regression model were employed. Result: The study revealed that the magnitude of under-nutrition was 18.8%. The history of opportunistic infection (AOR=4.518:95% CI: 2.304-8.857), Patients taking ART for less than one year (AOR=3.675:95% CI: 1.831-7.377) household food insecure (AOR= 3.113:95% CI: 1.628-5.950) and dietary diversity score (AOR=2.340:95% CI: 1.221-4.485) were found to have a statistically significant association with undernutrition. Conclusion: The magnitude of undernutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS was found to be high. Having an opportunistic infection, duration of taking ART treatment, household food security status, and dietary diversity status were found to statistically significant association with undernutrition.

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Food insecurity and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS on follow up receiving anti-retroviral therapy at public hospitals of Wollega zones, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2019

10.21203/rs.2.19587/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Adugna Oluma ◽

Muktar Abadiga ◽

Getu Mosisa ◽

Werku Etafa ◽

Ginenus Fekadu

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Abstract Background : Food insecurity and HIV/AIDS are intertwined in a vicious cycle through nutritional, mental health, and behavioral pathways. Food insecurity is a potentially important barrier to the success of antiretroviral treatment, increased hospitalizations, and higher morbidity among HIV-infected individuals in resource-poor settings particularly in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of food insecurity and its associated factors among adult people living with HIV/AIDS on follow up receiving ART at public hospitals of wollega zone, west Ethiopia. Methods : An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on a sample of 428 among people living with HIV/AIDS on follow up receiving anti-retroviral therapy at public hospitals of wollega zones. Data was collected using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and dietary diversity scale by interviewer-administered questionnaires. The data was checked, cleaned and entered into Epi data version 3.1 and then exported into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) window version 21 for analysis. Descriptive statistics - cross-tabulation frequency table, mean, standard deviation, percentage, were employed. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were used with AOR at CI 95% and p<0.05 were used. Result: The overall prevalence of food insecurity among PLWHA receiving ART therapy was 68.8% which was partitioned as mild (23.32%), moderate (29.09%) and severe (16.35%) food in secured. Being single [AOR=3.507(1.377, 8.934)], illiterate [AOR=5.234(1.747, 15.686)], cigarette smoking [AOR=3.577(2.104, 6.081)], presence of anemia (AOR=2.650(1.563, 4.493)] and inadequate dietary diversity [AOR=2.870(1.088, 7.569)] were predictors of food insecurity. Conclusion : The prevalence of food insecurity was relatively high. Educational status, marital status, cigarette smoking, presence of anemia, opportunistic infection and inadequate dietary diversity were the major significant factors affecting food insecurity. We recommended Wollega Zonal Health Bureaus to effectively intervene in behavioral modification and health information dissemination (HID) which is the key strategies to improve food security.

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Household food security and associated factors among Adult people living with HIV/AIDS attending ART clinic in Hospitals of Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia 2017

10.21203/rs.2.9380/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

REKIKU Fikre ABEBE ◽

Tamrayhu seyoum

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Study Participant ◽

Household Food Security ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Status ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Abstract Abstract Introduction: Globally 78 million peoples have been infected with HIV/AIDS. Ethiopia has one of the largest populations of HIV infected people in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The relationship between HIV epidemic and food security situation in Ethiopia is complex. Hence, it is likely that the epidemic will contribute to worsening widespread food insecurity. The aim of study was to assess the level of food security and associated factors among adult people living with HIV /AIDS attending ART Clinic in Hospitals of Hawassa city Administration. Methodology: Thisinstitutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2017. Systematic sampling technique was used to select a total of 532 study participant. Data entry was done with EPI-info version 3.5.3 and transferred into SPSS Version 20. Crude with adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval at p- value < 0.05were computed to examine statistical significance. Results:Based on food security assessment core module scale 360 (67.3%) People living with HIV/AIDSwere food insecure. People living with HIV/AIDSwho disclose HIV status were 3.9 (AOR=3.902, 95% CI (1.238, 12.301) times more likely to be food secured compared with their counterparts.Similarly, those who were with high and medium dietary diversity were about 5 times more likely to be house hold food insecure compared to those with low dietary diversity AOR= 4.990(2.488,10.05), AOR= 4.696(1.54,14.36), respectively. Conclusions:Food Security status among People living with HIV/AIDSon ART in Hawassa town was low. Dietary diversity, household size, and disclosing HIV status were found to be significant predictors of food security. Key words: Food security, food insecurity ,Adult living with HIV/AIDS.

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Nutritional risk, food insecurity and quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in Paraíba, Brazil

Food Security ◽

10.1007/s12571-020-01102-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 1173-1183

Author(s):

Nadjeanny Ingrid Galdino Gomes ◽

Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna ◽

Amira Rose Costa Medeiros ◽

Rafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de Lima

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Nutritional Risk ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

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Food Insecurity, Nutritional Status, and Factors Associated with Malnutrition among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2018/1913534 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Delelegn Yilma Gebremichael ◽

Kokeb Tesfamariam Hadush ◽

Ermiyas Mulu Kebede ◽

Robel Tezera Zegeye

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Household Food Insecurity ◽

Aids Patients ◽

Public Health Facilities ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Household Food ◽

Hiv Aids

Background. In resource limited settings, HIV/AIDS patients lack access to sufficient nutritious foods, which poses challenges to the success of antiretroviral therapy. HIV/AIDS and malnutrition are still major public health problems in Ethiopia. Though measuring nutritional status is an essential part of ART program, little evidence exists on food insecurity and nutritional status of HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia. Hence, the study aimed to determine food insecurity and nutritional status and contextual determinants of malnutrition among HIV/AIDS patients in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV/ADIS patients who have been attending antiretroviral therapy at public health facilities in West Shewa Zone from April to May 2016, Ethiopia. The sample size was 512 and study participants were selected from each facilities using systematic random sampling method. Data were collected using pretested questionnaire by trained data collectors. Data were entered to Epi-Info 3.5.1 for Windows and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine independent factors associated with malnutrition. Results. Prevalence of malnutrition was 23.6% (95% CI: 19.7%–27.4%) and prevalence of household food insecurity was 35.2% (95% CI: 31.1%–39.0%). Factors significantly associated with malnutrition among HIV/AIDS patients were unemployment (AOR = 3.4; 95% CI: 1.8–5.3), WHO clinical stages III/IV (AOR = 3.3; 95% CI: 1.8–6.5), CD4 count less than 350 cells/μl (AOR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.8–4.2), tuberculosis (AOR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.3–4.9), duration on antiretroviral therapy (AOR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.2–2.9), and household food insecurity (AOR = 5.3; 95% CI: 2.5–8.3). Conclusions. The findings revealed high prevalence of malnutrition and household food insecurity among HIV/AIDS patients attended ART. The negative interactive effects of undernutrition, inadequate food consumption, and HIV infection demand effective cross-sectorial integrated programs and effective management of opportunistic infections like tuberculosis.

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