Food insecurity and violence in a prospective cohort of women at risk for or living with HIV in the U.S.
Amy A ConroyMardge H CohenEdward A FrongilloAlexander C TsaiTracey E WilsonEryka L WentzAdaora A AdimoraDaniel MerensteinIghovwerha OfotokunLisa MetschMirjam-Colette KempfAdebola AdedimejiJanet M TuranPhyllis C TienSheri D WeiserPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Food insecurity was strongly associated with violence, and women exposed to persistent food insecurity were even more likely to experience violence. Food programs and policy must consider persistent exposure to food insecurity, and interpersonal harms faced by food insecure women, such as violence.