Prevalence of household food insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS (Kerman- the southeast of Iran)
| Autor: | Rahim Sharafkhani, Mehran Hassanzadeh, Farideh Doostan, Mehran Rahimlou, Ali Amirinejad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Food security Food insecurity Cross-sectional study business.industry Public health digestive oral and skin physiology CD4 cell counts HIV General Medicine Logistic regression medicine.disease Affect (psychology) AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Agriculture Environmental health medicine Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| ISSN: | 2251-6840 1016-1430 |
| Popis: | Background: Household food insecurity is one of the major public health issues that may affect an individual’s nutritional state, especially in patients with chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of household food insecurity and its association with sociodemographic and clinical factors among patients with HIV/AIDS in Kerman province, Iran. Methods: A cross sectional study was performed among the 179 patients with HIV/AIDS in Kerman province. Participants completed a questionnaire focusing on personal information, health, and clinical status. Also, household food security status was evaluated by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 22) by descriptive, univariate, and multivariate logistic regression. P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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