Longitudinal associations between food insecurity and substance use in a cohort of women with or at risk for HIV in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Few longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between food insecurity and substance use. We aimed to investigate this relationship using longitudinal data among women with or at risk for HIV in the United States.

Design

Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a prospective cohort study.

Setting

Nine sites across the United States.

Participants

A total of 2553 women with or at risk for HIV.

Measurements

Semi-annual structured interviews were conducted during April 2013-March 2016. Food security (FS) was the primary predictor, measured using the Household Food Security Survey Module. Outcomes were: any illicit substance use except cannabis; licit or illicit cannabis use; stimulant use (crack, cocaine, or methamphetamine); opioid

SUBMITTER: Whittle HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6516859 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature