Food insecurity is associated with morbidity and patterns of healthcare utilization among HIV-infected individuals in a resource-poor setting

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Weiser, Sheri D ^a   Tsai, Alexander C ^b   Gupta, Reshma ^c   Frongillo, Edward A ^d   Kawuma, Annet ^e   Senkungu, Jude ^e   Hunt, Peter W ^a   Emenyonu, Nneka I ^e,f   Mattson, Jennifer E ^a   Martin, Jeffrey N ^g   Bangsberg, David R ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; food insecurity; healthcare utilization; HIV; morbidity; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 82455210232     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834cad37     Document Type: Article

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