Food insecurity and the risk of HIV acquisition: findings from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries (2016-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the potential bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Nationally representative HIV impact assessment household-based surveys.

Setting

Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Uganda and Tanzania and Namibia.

Participants

112 955 survey participants aged 15-59 years with HIV and recency test results.

Measures

Recent HIV infection (within 6 months) classified using the HIV-1 limited antigen avidity assay, in participants with an unsuppressed viral load (>1000 copies/mL) and no detectable antiretrovirals; severe food insecurity (SFI) defined as having no food in the house ≥three times in the past month.

Results

Overall, 10.3% of participants lived in households reporting SFI. SFI was m

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature