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

Aranka Anema, Sarah J Fielden, Susan Shurgold, Erin Ding, Jennifer Messina, Jennifer E Jones, Brian Chittock, Ken Monteith, Jason Globerman, Sean B Rourke, Robert S Hogg and Canada Food Security Study Team

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-20

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, 192 (73%) reported food insecurity. Sub-components associated with food insecurity in bivariate analysis included:

Date: 2016
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