ArticleJournal of primary care & community health2015
Treatment outcomes among people living with HIV who are food insecure and prescribed antiretrovirals taken with food.
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- Applying convergent parallel mixed methods design to investigate medication adherence among people living with HIV in resource-limited settings: methodological insights from Ghana.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Food Insecurity at HIV Diagnosis Associated with Subsequent Viremia Amongst Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Township of South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- The impact of food insecurity on receipt of care, retention in care, and viral suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States: a causal mediation analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder.Substance abuse · 2022Article
- Mechanisms from Food Insecurity to Worse HIV Treatment Outcomes in US Women Living with HIV.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2020Article
- The role of mental health on the relationship between food insecurity and immunologic outcome among people living with HIV in Guangxi, China.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Food Insecurity and Unmet Needs Among Youth and Young Adults Living With HIV in the San Francisco Bay Area.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Article
- Food Insecurity, HIV Disease Progression and Access to Care Among HIV-Infected Russians not on ART.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Forget about forgetting: structural barriers and severe non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy.AIDS care · 2017Article
- HIV-Related Stress and Life Chaos Mediate the Association Between Poverty and Medication Adherence Among People Living with HIV/AIDS.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2016Article
- Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes of People Living with HIV Who Are Food Insecure and Prescribed Antiretrovirals That Should Be Taken with Food.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity is a known barrier to medication adherence among people living with HIV. Antiretroviral therapies (ART) that require food likely pose added challenges to patients who do not have reliable access to food. This study examines the health implications of prescribing ART that requires food to patients who are food insecure.
methodA community sample of 538 men and 221 women currently taking ART to treat their HIV infection completed computerized interviews, biweekly unannounced pill count adherence assessments, and obtained their HIV RNA (viral load) and CD4 cell count from medical records.
resultsSixty-three percent of participants experienced at least 1 indicator of food insecurity during the previous month, of which 274 (57%) were prescribed an ART regimen that requires food. Among participants who were food insecure, individuals taking ART requiring food indicated significantly greater HIV symptoms, had lower CD4 cell counts, and poorer HIV suppression. For participants who were food secure, those taking ART that requires food were significantly less adherent than those whose ART regimen does not require food.
conclusionsPeople living with HIV who experience food insecurity are significantly more likely to be prescribed ART regimens that require food and experience poorer treatment outcomes. Determination of optimal ART regimens should take patient access to food into account and treatment guidelines should explicitly highlight the importance of food access in selecting ART regimens.
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