ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2019
Persistent Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Mental Health among Women Living with or at Risk of HIV in the United States.
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- Magnitude of Depression and Associated Factors in Women Living With HIV in Northwest, Ethiopia: Mediation Analysis.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
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- Complementing the United States Household Food Security Survey Module with Items Reflecting Social Unacceptability.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- The joint effect of female sex and food insecurity on self-reported mood disorder among Canadian adults: the Canadian community health survey.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Coping Strategies and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Perspectives of Caregivers Experiencing Persistent Food Insecurity at an Academic Primary Care Clinic.Academic pediatrics · 2022Article
- The mental health impact of multiple deprivations under protracted conflict: A multi-level study in the occupied Palestinian territory.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Food insecurity risk and alcohol use disorder in US young adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.The American journal on addictions · 2021Article
- Relationship between food insecurity and smoking status among women living with and at risk for HIV in the USA: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility and HIV Incidence in the United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Food Insecurity and Cognitive Impairment in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Persistent Food Insecurity, but not HIV, is Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Perinatal Women in Kenya: A Longitudinal Perspective.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity and mental health negatively affect the lives of women in the United States. Participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) provided the opportunity to understand the association of food insecurity with depression and mental well-being over time.
objectiveWe investigated the association between current and persistent food insecurity and depression among women at risk of or living with HIV in the United States.
methodsWe used longitudinal data from the WIHS, a prospective cohort study in women at risk of or living with HIV from multiple sites in the United States. Participants completed 6 semiannual assessments from 2013 to 2016 on food security (FS; high, marginal, low, and very low) and mental health (i.e., depressive symptoms and mental well-being). We used multiple regression analysis to estimate the association between these variables.
resultsAmong 2551 participants, 44% were food insecure and 35% reported depressive symptoms indicative of probable depression. Current marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with 2.1-, 3.5-, and 5.5-point (all P < 0.001) higher depression scores, respectively. In models adjusting for both current and previous FS, previous marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with 0.2-, 0.93-, and 1.52-point higher scores, respectively (all P < 0.001). Women with very low FS at both time points (persistent food insecurity) had a 6.86-point higher depression score (P < 0.001). In the mental health models, there was a dose-response relation between current FS and worse mental health even when controlling for previous FS (all P < 0.001). Previous low FS was associated with worse mental health. These associations did not differ by HIV status.
conclusionsFood insecurity placed women at risk of depression and poor mental well-being, but the risk was substantially higher for women experiencing persistent food insecurity. Future interventions to improve women's mental health call for multilevel components that include addressing food insecurity.
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