Perceptions and determinants of healthy eating for people with HIV in the Dominican Republic who experience food insecurity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study aimed to understand how moderate and severe food-insecure people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Dominican Republic perceive a healthy diet and explore facilitators and barriers to engaging in healthy dietary behaviours as a means of HIV self-management.

Design

We conducted semi-structured interviews with PLHIV. We generated codes on food insecurity among PLHIV and used content analysis to organise codes for constant comparison between and within participants.

Setting

Two urban HIV clinics in the Dominican Republic.

Participants

Thirty-two PLHIV participated in the interviews.

Results

Factors that contributed to dietary behaviours include individual factors, such as knowledge of nutrition, views and attitudes on healthy dietary

SUBMITTER: Wallace DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902734 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature