Association between Food Insecurity and Procurement Methods among People Living with HIV in a High Resource Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People living with HIV in high-resource settings suffer severe levels of food insecurity; however, limited evidence exists regarding dietary intake and sub-components that characterize food insecurity (i.e. food quantity, quality, safety or procurement) in this population. We examined the prevalence and characteristics of food insecurity among people living with HIV across British Columbia, Canada.

Design

This cross-sectional analysis was conducted within a national community-based research initiative.

Methods

Food security was measured using the Health Canada Household Food Security Scale Module. Logistic regression was used to determine key independent predictors of food insecurity, controlling for potential confounders.

Results

Of 262 participants,

SUBMITTER: Anema A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4972395 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature