Food insecurity is associated with greater difficulty accessing care among people living with HIV with or without comorbid non-communicable diseases in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The relationship between food insecurity and access to healthcare in low-resource settings remains unclear. Some studies find that food insecurity is a barrier to accessing care, while others report that food insecurity is associated with a greater need for care, leading to more care utilisation. We use data from the Harambee study in western Kenya to assess the association between food insecurity and difficulty accessing care among people living with HIV (PLWH) with or without comorbid non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Methods

The Harambee study is a cluster randomised trial that tested the effectiveness of delivering integrated HIV and NCD care for PLWH. In this cross-sectional analysis, we examined baseline data from Harambee participants to investigate the r

SUBMITTER: Ardehali M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624711 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature