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Boneya DJ, Ahmed AA, Yalew AW. Food insecurity and its severity among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in health facilities, northcentral Ethiopia: a multi-facility-based cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1380958. [PMID: 39104892 PMCID: PMC11298467 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1380958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Background Food insecurity plays a crucial role in predicting the spread of HIV due to the adverse effects of coping mechanisms adopted to mitigate it. However, there is a scarcity of context-specific evidence regarding food insecurity among HIV-infected adults. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the context-specific magnitude of food insecurity and associated factors among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in health facilities in the North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, ultimately contributing to the achievement of the 95-95-95 HIV treatment target in the local context. Methods A multi-facility cross-sectional study was conducted among 865 HIV-infected adults receiving ART and being followed up for their treatment. We included health facilities that provide ART, including four hospitals and six health centers. A log-binomial regression model was fitted to identify the association between food insecurity and independent variables. Adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) with a 95% confidence interval were computed to measure the strength of the association. Results In this study, 290 (33.7, 95% CI: 30.60, 36.91) of the HIV-infected adults studied had food insecurity during their treatment and follow-up, of which 152 (52.41, 95% CI: 46.64, 58.13) and 110 (37.93%, CI: 32.50, 43.68) of them were found to have severe and moderate forms of food insecurity, respectively. We found that being younger (APR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.12, 4.60), being female (APR = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.03, 3.39), lacking formal education (APR = 10.79, 95% CI: 14.74, 24.58), having lower educational status (APR = 5.99, 95% CI: 2.65, 13.54), being a daily laborer (APR = 6.90, 95% CI: 2.28, 20.85), having low monthly income (APR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.11, 3.22), advanced WHO clinical stage (APR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.08, 5.10), and receiving ART for less than 4 years (AOR = 2.28, 95% CI: 1.09, 4.74) were significantly associated with a high proportion of food insecurity among HIV-infected adults. Conclusion The magnitude of food insecurity among HIV-infected adults receiving ART was high, with an extremely high magnitude of severe food insecurity. The finding suggests the need for culture- and context-specific nutritional interventions to address the gender dynamics of food insecurity, attention to the early stage of ART, and the integration of strategies to improve educational status and enhance income-generation activities of HIV-infected adults. This requires an emphasis on the link between food insecurity and HIV in Ethiopia's national food and nutrition policy.
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- Dube Jara Boneya
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Sohrabi M, Mollanoroozy E, Abbasi H, Mehrabadi S, Zamani F, Ajdarkosh H, Hatamian S, Bahavar A, Safarnezhad Tameshkel F, Gholami A. Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers. Middle East J Dig Dis 2023; 15:76-82. [PMID: 37546504 PMCID: PMC10404090 DOI: 10.34172/mejdd.2023.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Background: Household food insecurity (HFI) which has still been one of the major global public health issues is related to adverse health outcomes in individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of HFI and its associated factors in Iranian patients with esophageal and gastric cancers. Methods: The data of this cross-sectional study was obtained from 315 patients with esophageal and gastric cancers who were selected from a gastrointestinal cancer-based cohort study conducted in Firoozgar hospital, in Tehran. Food insecurity (FI) was measured using the Iranian version of the HFI questionnaire that was completed by a trained interviewer. The multivariable logistic regression model was used to determine the independent association of each factor with HFI. A P value lower than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean±SD of participants' age was 63.2±12.6 years and 65.4% were men. Most of the patients (75.8%) suffered from gastric cancer and 24.2% from esophageal cancer. The overall prevalence of FI among participants' households was 35.2%. There was an independent significant association between wealth index (WI) and HFI after the use of the multivariable logistic regression model, in such a way that the odds of FI in the poorest, poor, moderate, and rich patients' households were respectively, 6.41, 5.05, 2.74 and 2.04 times higher compared with the richest households. Conclusion: More than a third of participants' households struggled with FI, which was found to have a higher prevalence in loweconomic households. Therefore, health policymakers should intervene in food-insecure households by developing, establishing, and implementing strategies and control programs to improve affordable food access.
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- Masoudreza Sohrabi
- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Neyshabur University of Medical, Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Centre, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Neyshabur University of Medical, Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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Dessie ZG, Zewotir T, North D. The spatial modification effect of predictors on household level food insecurity in Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19353. [PMID: 36369275 PMCID: PMC9652367 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23918-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Household food insecurity remains highly prevalent in developing countries (including in Ethiopia) and it has been recognized as a serious public health problem. Several factors such as demographic, economic, social, and clinical factors influence household food insecurity, and these vary geographically. In this work, we investigate the geographical modification of the effect of several factors on chronic food insecurity. The data is from the Ethiopia socioeconomic survey conducted by the Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency (ECSA) in collaboration with the World Bank. Ethiopia socioeconomic survey is a long-term project to collect nationally representative panel survey of over 6500 households. A geo-additive model which accounts the structured and unstructured special effect was adopted to estimate household food insecurity risk factors. The study also revealed significant spatial variations on household food insecurity among administrative zones. Mainly, household living in the Sidama, Gamo Gofa, Shinille, Basketo, Wolyita, Wag Hemira, Liben, Awi, Eastern Tigray and West Harerghe zones, having higher food insecurity than the other zones in Ethiopia. Moreover, the analysis also showed that availability of credit services, proximity to service centers, average years of schooling of members of the household, and household assets are negatively associated with household food insecurity, whereas shocks, age, and dependency ratio increase the odds of a household to be food insecured. The generalized geo-additive mixed-effects model enables simultaneous modeling of spatial correlation, heterogeneity and possible nonlinear effects of covariates. Our study investigated the spatial heterogeneity of household level food insecurity, and its association with shocks, age, dependency ratio, availability of credit services, average years of schooling, and household assets. Our findings have also an important implication for planning as well as in the search for the variables that might account for the residual spatial patterns.
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- Zelalem G. Dessie
- grid.16463.360000 0001 0723 4123School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa ,grid.442845.b0000 0004 0439 5951College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- grid.16463.360000 0001 0723 4123School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- grid.16463.360000 0001 0723 4123School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Prevalence and predictors of food insecurity among people living with and without HIV in the African Cohort Study. Public Health Nutr 2022; 25:930-943. [PMID: 34420547 PMCID: PMC9991625 DOI: 10.1017/s136898002100361x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We determined the prevalence and identified predictors of food insecurity in four African countries. DESIGN Cross-sectional analyses at study enrolment. SETTING From January 2013 to March 2020, people living with HIV (PLWH) and without HIV were enrolled at twelve clinics in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria. PARTICIPANTS Participants reporting not having enough food to eat over the past 12 months or receiving <3 meals/d were defined as food insecure. Robust Poisson regression models were used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95 % CI for predictors of food insecurity among all participants and separately among PLWH. RESULTS 1694/3496 participants (48·5 %) reported food insecurity at enrolment, with no difference by HIV status. Food insecurity was more common among older participants (50+ v. 18-24 years aPR 1·35, 95 % CI 1·15, 1·59). Having 2-5 (aPR 1·14, 95 % CI 1·01, 1·30) or >5 dependents (aPR 1·17, 95 % CI 1·02, 1·35), and residing in Kisumu West, Kenya (aPR 1·63, 95 % CI 1·42, 1·87) or Nigeria (aPR 1·20, 95 % CI 1·01, 1·41) was associated with food insecurity. Residing in Tanzania (aPR 0·65, 95 % CI 0·53, 0·80) and increasing education (secondary/above education v. none/some primary education aPR 0·73, 95 % CI 0·66, 0·81) was protective against food insecurity. Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-experienced PLWH were more likely to be food secure irrespective of viral load. CONCLUSION Food insecurity was highly prevalent in our cohort though not significantly associated with HIV. Policies aimed at promoting education, elderly care, ART access in PLWH and financial independence could potentially improve food security in Africa.
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Effectiveness of Triple Benefit Health Education Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude and Food Security towards Malnutrition among Adolescent Girls in Borno State, Nigeria. Foods 2022; 11:foods11010130. [PMID: 35010256 PMCID: PMC8750727 DOI: 10.3390/foods11010130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Knowledge and attitude are essential components of food security as malnutrition remains a critical public health concern among adolescents. The study evaluates the effectiveness of a Triple Benefit Health Education Intervention on knowledge, attitude and food security towards malnutrition among adolescent girls. This was a cluster randomized controlled trial among 417 randomly selected adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years old in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria from October 2019 to March 2020. About 208 respondents were assigned to experimental while 209 to control group, respectively, using an opaque sealed envelope. A structured questionnaire using KoBo Collect Toolbox was used for the collection of data at baseline, three and six-months post intervention while the data collected were analyzed using generalized estimating equation (GEE). The outcome of the baseline shows no statistically significant difference in sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and food security between experimental and control groups. The study reveals a statistically significant difference between experimental and control groups for knowledge (p < 0.001; p < 0.001), attitude (p < 0.001; p < 0.001) and food security (p = 0.026; p = 0.001) at three and six-months post intervention, respectively. The triple benefit health education intervention package employed in this study can serve as an intervention tool to combat malnutrition among adolescent girls in Nigeria at large.
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Demisse A, Demena M, Ayele BH, Mengistu A. Food insecurity and associated factors among adult HIV patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Dessie referral hospital, South Wollo Zone, North central Ethiopia. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0000445. [PMID: 36962524 PMCID: PMC10021340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Food insecurity has a paramount negative impact on the overall nutritional and health status of people living with the human immune deficiency virus, hence leading to opportunistic infections, rapid disease progression, hospitalizations, poor treatment outcomes, and mortality, both are intertwined and worsen one another through a mixture of nutritional, mental health, and behavioral pathways that heighten vulnerability to, and worsen the severity of, each condition. Nevertheless, little is known about the magnitude of food insecurity and associated factors among adults on antiretroviral therapy in the current study area. This study aims to assess the magnitude of food insecurity and associated factors among Adults on Antiretroviral Treatment in Dessie referral hospital South Wollo Zone, Northcentral Ethiopia. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 407 selected adults living with Human Immune Virus receiving Anti-Retroviral treatment in Dessie referral hospital. Data was entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to STATA version 16.0 for cleaning and analysis. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with the outcome variable. Odds ratio along with 95% confidence interval was estimated to measure the strength of the association and the level of statistical significance was declared at a p-value less than 0.05. This study revealed that the magnitude of food insecurity was 62.4% (95% CI: 57.6, 44 66.8]. CD4 count <350 [AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 1.88, 6.52], average monthly household income ≤ 40 USD [AOR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.42, 3.84], World Health Organization clinical stage III&IV [AOR = 2.85, 95% CI: 1.61, 5.04], not getting any support [AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: 1.45, 6.38] were factors significantly associated with food insecurity. Social protection interventions targeting patients with CD4 <350, monthly income less than 40 USD/month, World Health Organization clinical stage III &IV, and those patients with no support are crucial interventions for food security.
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- Amanuel Demisse
- Public Health Expert at South Wollo Zone Guguftu Woreda Health Office, Guguftu, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wechemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia
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Masa R, Sharma A. Invariance of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Across Different Groups of Adolescents and Young Adults. Food Nutr Bull 2021; 42:437-450. [PMID: 34128424 PMCID: PMC8442126 DOI: 10.1177/03795721211019634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cross-group comparisons of household food insecurity and its associations using multiple-item scales assume that scale scores can be interpreted as identical across groups. However, scores should not be interpreted as identical across groups without evidence of measurement invariance. Noninvariant measures indicate that the underlying construct may be different across groups. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) is invariant across different groups of Ghanaian and South African youth aged 15 to 24. METHODS We analyzed cross-sectional quantitative data from 1437 and 4165 young South Africans and Ghanaians, respectively. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine whether the HFIAS was invariant across different groups of youth, including sex (male or female), age group (middle adolescence, late adolescence, or emerging adulthood), and receipt of child support grant (yes or no). We assessed 3 levels of invariance: configural, metric, and scalar. The model fit between nested models was compared using χ2 difference testing. RESULTS Invariance tests indicated that the HFIAS had configural, metric, and scalar invariance across different groups of Ghanaian and South African youth. Model fit statistics across all invariance levels indicated good fit of our hypothesized model with the observed data. χ2 difference testing results were not statistically significant across all nested models. CONCLUSIONS Food insecurity, as measured by the HFIAS, meant the same thing for different groups of Ghanaian and South African youth. Evidence of invariance means that the HFIAS scores could be interpreted as identical across youth groups in our study.
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- Rainier Masa
- The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Global Social Development Innovations, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Wallace DD, Payán DD, Then-Paulino A, Armenta G, Fulcar MA, Acevedo R, Derose KP. Perceptions and determinants of healthy eating for people with HIV in the Dominican Republic who experience food insecurity. Public Health Nutr 2021; 24:3018-3027. [PMID: 32830629 PMCID: PMC7902734 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020002694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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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 behaviours, beliefs about dietary needs for PLHIV and diet functionality. Interpersonal factors, including assistance from family and peers in providing food or funds, were deemed critical along with community and organisational factors, such as food assistance from HIV clinics, accessibility to a variety of food store types and the availability of diverse food options at food stores. Policy-level factors that influenced dietary behaviours were contingent on respondents' participation in the labour market (i.e. whether they were employed) and consistent access to government assistance. Food insecurity influenced these factors through unpredictability and a lack of control. CONCLUSIONS PLHIV who experience food insecurity face various barriers to engaging in healthy dietary behaviours. Their diets are influenced at multiple levels of influence ranging from individual to structural, requiring multi-level interventions that can address these factors concurrently.
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- Deshira D Wallace
- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, 90407CA, USA
- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, 302 Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, 27599NC, USA
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- University of California at Merced, Merced, 95343CA, USA
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- Dominican Republic Country Office, United Nations World Food Programme, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- CONAVIHSIDA – Consejo Nacional de VIH/SIDA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Nigusso FT, Mavhandu-Mudzusi AH. High magnitude of food insecurity and malnutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A call for integration of food and nutrition security with HIV treatment and care Programme. Nutr Health 2020; 27:141-150. [PMID: 33172349 DOI: 10.1177/0260106020971855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Food insecurity and malnutrition has been reported to have a strong connection with human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV); this is more pervasive in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. In this study, we examined the predictors of food insecurity and factors associated with malnutrition among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study at outpatient antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics. Data were collected using participant interview, anthropometry, and participants' chart review. Interviews were carried out with 390 PLHIVs who were on antiretroviral treatment follow-up. Four robust multivariate linear regression models were used to identify predictors of food insecurity and factors associated with malnutrition. RESULTS The prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition among PLHIV were found to be 76% and 60%, respectively. The predictors of food insecurity were: urban residence; household dependency; average monthly income below 53.19 USD; poor asset possession; CD4 count below 350 cell/μL; and recurrent episodes of opportunistic infections (OIs). Correspondingly, malnutrition among PLHIV was found strongly associated with: female gender; urban residence; income below 53.19 USD; poor asset possession; duration of less than one year on ART; and recurrent episodes of OIs. CONCLUSION The study findings suggest that the higher prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition among PLHIV underscore: the need for economic and livelihood intervention; addressing contextual factors including the gender dimensions; adoption of nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions; and integration of food and nutrition security with HIV treatment and care programmes.
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- Fikadu Tadesse Nigusso
- Department of Health Studies, 108197University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.,Programme Section, United Nations World Food Programme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Correlates of animal source food consumption and its association with psychosocial functioning of adults in rural Western Uganda. Food Secur 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12571-019-00924-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Joshi A, Arora A, Amadi-Mgbenka C, Mittal N, Sharma S, Malhotra B, Grover A, Misra A, Loomba M. Burden of household food insecurity in urban slum settings. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214461. [PMID: 30939157 PMCID: PMC6445475 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This study examined the burden of food insecurity in India’s un-notified slums, using an SDG framework to identify correlates of food insecurity. A convenience sampling approach was employed in selecting 38 slums from 675 un-notified slums across four geographic zones. Ten percent of the households in each slum site were selected from each zone, and one household member was interviewed, based on their availability and fulfilment of the eligibility criteria. Eligible individuals included those aged 18 years and above, who were resident in the selected slums and provided consent. Individuals with mental or physical challenges were excluded. A total sample of 907 study participants were included. Results showed that 43% (n = 393) of the participants were food insecure. More than half were females (73%, n = 285), who had not completed any schooling (51%, n = 202). One-third (n = 128) resided in the Northern Region of Delhi. SDG-related predictors of food insecurity included: household educational level (SDG 4 Quality education) (p = 0.03), coverage of health service needs (SDG 3 Good health and well-being) (p = 0.0002), electricity needs (SDG 7 affordable and clean energy) (p<0.0001), and employment needs (SDG 8 Decent and economic growth) (p = 0.003). Having healthcare needs that were partially or fully met was equally associated with higher food insecurity: this could be attributed to high healthcare costs and the lack of federal subsidies in un-notified slums, collectively contributing to high out-of-pocket health costs. Failure to fully meet employment needs was also significantly associated with higher food insecurity. However, met needs for electricity, finance, women’s safety and satisfactory family relationships, were associated with lower food insecurity. Household predictors of food insecurity included: number of household members, and the presence of physically disabled household members. Necessary interventions should include connecting food insecure households to existing social services such as India’s Public Distribution System, and multi-sector partnerships to address the existing challenges.
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- Ashish Joshi
- Department of Epidemiology, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
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- Foundation of Health care Technologies Society, New Delhi, India
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Food Insecurity Is Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in South Africa: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11040749. [PMID: 30935047 PMCID: PMC6521106 DOI: 10.3390/nu11040749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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There are no studies on the association between food insecurity and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Thus, cross-sectional, community-based data on individuals aged ≥50 years from the World Health Organization’s Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) conducted in South Africa (2007–2008) were analyzed to assess this association. The definition of MCI was based on the National Institute on Ageing-Alzheimer’s Association criteria. Past 12-month food insecurity was assessed with two questions on frequency of eating less and hunger due to lack of food. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted. The sample consisted of 3,672 individuals aged ≥50 years [mean (SD) age 61.4 (18.3); 56% females]. The prevalence of MCI was 8.5%, while 11.0% and 20.8% experienced moderate and severe food insecurity, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, moderate and severe food insecurity were associated with 2.82 (95%CI = 1.65–4.84) and 2.51 (95%CI = 1.63–3.87) times higher odds for MCI compared with no food insecurity, respectively. The OR for those aged ≥65 years with severe food insecurity was particularly high (OR = 3.87; 95%CI = 2.20–6.81). In conclusion, food insecurity was strongly associated with MCI among South African older adults. Future longitudinal research is required to assess whether addressing food insecurity may reduce risk of MCI and subsequent dementia.
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Masa R, Chowa G, Nyirenda V. Socioeconomic correlates of dietary diversity and its association with adherence and psychosocial functioning of people living with HIV in rural Zambia. Nutr Health 2018; 24:93-102. [PMID: 29512411 PMCID: PMC6502641 DOI: 10.1177/0260106018761282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The intersection of nutrition and HIV underscores the importance of adequate food and a diverse diet. In communities with high prevalence of food insecurity and HIV, there is a substantial co-occurrence of low dietary diversity, undernutrition, and adverse health outcomes. AIM The aim of this study was to identify correlates of individual dietary diversity (IDD) and its association with health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in rural Zambia. METHODS The study used a cross-sectional design using data from 101 PLHIV. We calculated IDD using a composite score based on dietary diversity, food frequency, and the relative nutritional importance of different food groups. Adherence was measured using the visual analog scale. Psychosocial functioning was measured using the Structural Barriers to Medication-taking Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale. Data were analyzed using linear and logistic regressions. Multiple imputation was conducted to address missing data. RESULTS Staples were the most commonly consumed food group. Income and household size were negatively associated with IDD scores. Assets were positively associated with IDD scores. Residing in Lundazi and having a poor or fair self-rated health were associated with lower IDD scores. IDD was also associated, albeit not significant, with desirable health outcomes, including adherence and lower levels of perceived barriers to pill taking and stress. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest a heterogeneous effect of socioeconomic variables on IDD. Understanding this heterogeneity is important for the design of interventions. Interventions that combine opportunities to generate economic resources with food and nutrition coaching may be appropriate and effective.
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- Rainier Masa
- School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Global Social Development Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Global Social Development Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Global Social Development Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Benzekri NA, Sambou JF, Diaw B, Sall EHI, Sall F, Niang A, Ba S, Guèye NFN, Diallo MB, Hawes SE, Seydi M, Gottlieb GS. The dimensions of food insecurity and malnutrition among people living with HIV in Senegal, West Africa. AIDS Care 2017; 29:1510-1516. [PMID: 28612658 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1338652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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An understanding of the factors contributing to food insecurity and malnutrition among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Senegal is urgently needed in order to develop effective interventions. The goals of this study were to identify differences in the dimensions of food security among PLHIV in Dakar versus Ziguinchor, Senegal, to determine which of these dimensions are most predictive of severe food insecurity, and to identify factors associated with malnutrition. We conducted a cross-sectional study at outpatient clinics in Dakar and Ziguinchor, Senegal. Data were collected using participant interviews, anthropometry, the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, the Individual Dietary Diversity Scale, and chart review. Interviews were conducted with ninety-five food insecure, HIV-infected subjects. Daily household income and daily food expenditure per household member were the strongest predictors of severe food insecurity. The practice of agriculture, livestock ownership, nutritional status, and HIV outcomes were not predictive of severe food insecurity. CD4 count <350/mm3 was the strongest predictor of malnutrition. Severe food insecurity, daily household income, daily food expenditure per household member, dietary diversity score, skipping meals, the practice of agriculture, livestock ownership, ART status, and adherence were not predictive of malnutrition. This is the first study to analyze the dimensions of food security among PLHIV in Senegal. We discovered important differences in food access, availability, stability, and utilization in Dakar versus Ziguinchor. We found that economic access was the strongest predictor of severe food insecurity and poorly controlled HIV was the strongest predictor of malnutrition. Our findings suggest that the interventions needed to address food insecurity differ from those necessary to target malnutrition, and that effective interventions may differ in Dakar versus Ziguinchor. Furthermore, this study highlights a need for a greater understanding of the relationship between HIV and malnutrition among individuals receiving ART in resource-limited settings.
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- Noelle A Benzekri
- a Department of Medicine , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA
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- b Le Pavillon de Traitement Ambulatoire , Centre de Santé de Ziguinchor , Ziguinchor , Sénégal
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- b Le Pavillon de Traitement Ambulatoire , Centre de Santé de Ziguinchor , Ziguinchor , Sénégal
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- b Le Pavillon de Traitement Ambulatoire , Centre de Santé de Ziguinchor , Ziguinchor , Sénégal
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- d Department of Global Health , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.,e Department of Epidemiology , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA
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- c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropical , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann , Dakar , Sénégal
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- a Department of Medicine , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.,d Department of Global Health , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA
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