Food insecurity and the risk of HIV acquisition: findings from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries (2016-2017).

Andrea Jane LowElizabeth GummersonAmee M SchwittersRogerio BonifacioMekleet TeferiNicholus MutendaSarah AytonJames JumaClaudia AhpoeChoice GinindzaHetal PatelSamuel BiraroKaram SachathepAvi J HakimDanielle BarradasAhmed Saadani HassaniWillford KirungiKeisha JacksonLeah GoekeNeena PhilipsLloyd MulengaJennifer WardSteven HongGeorge RutherfordSally Findley

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

SFI increased risk for HIV acquisition in women by twofold. Heightened food insecurity during climactic extremes could imperil HIV epidemic control, and food support to women with SFI during these events could reduce HIV transmission.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
south africa
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk assessment
pregnancy outcomes