Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1399
10
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gregorian
2021
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Prevalence of household food insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS (Kerman- the southeast of Iran)
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Original Research
Original Research
<strong> </strong><strong> Background: </strong>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.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> 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<0.05 was considered statistically significant.<br>
<strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 98 responding men and women were classified as household food secure (n=41; 40.8%) and household food insecure (n=58; 59.2%). Among the household food insecure patients, 14% (n=8) experienced lower household food insecurity, 38% (n=22) moderate household food insecurity, and 48% (n=28) severe household food insecurity. No significant differences were observed between household food secure and insecure groups in demographic variables. In clinical variables, only BMI index was significantly different between the two groups (p=0.040), but CD4 count was not significant between groups (p=0.220).<br>
<strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prevalence of household food insecurity was high among people living with HIV/AIDS in Kerman. It seems clinical variables such as BMI index, which indicates the nutritional status of individuals, affect household food security status among people living with HIV/AIDS.
AIDS, HIV, Food insecurity, CD4 cell counts
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5337-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Farideh
Doostan
f_doostan@kmu.ac.ir
200319475328460063495
200319475328460063495
No
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Ali
Amirinejad
Aliamirinejad94@gmail.com
200319475328460063496
200319475328460063496
No
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mehran
Rahimlou
rahimlum@gmail.com
200319475328460063497
200319475328460063497
No
Department of Nutrition, School of Para-medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mehran
Hassanzadeh
idmehranh@gmail.com
200319475328460063498
200319475328460063498
No
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Rahim
Sharafkhani
r_sharafkhani@khoyums.ac.ir
200319475328460063499
200319475328460063499
Yes