ArticlePublic health nutrition2022
The association of household food insecurity and HIV infection with common mental disorders among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Botswana.
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- Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Other than Malnutrition in Southern Africa: A Descriptive Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mediating Role of Depression and Anxiety in the Association Between Food Insecurity and Delayed TB Treatment in Botswana: A Cross-Sectional Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Effect of food insecurity on hazardous alcohol consumption and psychological well-being among people with tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2026Article
- Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The role of self-esteem as moderator of the relationship between experienced stigma and anxiety and depression among tuberculosis patients.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Reversing Years for Global Food Security: A Review of the Food Security Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- In this issue - Food insecurity.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- HIV, Tuberculosis, and Food Insecurity in Africa-A Syndemics-Based Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Long-term consequences of food insecurity among Ebola virus disease-affected households after the 2013-2016 epidemic in rural communities of Kono District, Sierra Leone: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- A culturally adapted brief intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in people with severe mental illness in Botswana: protocol for a randomised feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress in tuberculosis patients in Northeast China: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Anxiety, stress, and quality of life in patients with tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Industrial psychiatry journalReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the association between food insecurity and HIV infection with depression and anxiety among new tuberculosis (TB) patients.
designOur cross-sectional study assessed depression, anxiety and food insecurity with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Zung Anxiety Self-Assessment Scale (ZUNG) and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, respectively. Poisson regression models with robust variance were used to examine correlates of depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) and anxiety (ZUNG ≥ 36).
settingGaborone, Botswana.
participantsPatients who were newly diagnosed with TB.
resultsBetween January and December 2019, we enrolled 180 TB patients from primary health clinics in Botswana. Overall, 99 (55·0 %) were HIV positive, 47 (26·1 %), 85 (47·2 %) and 69 (38·5 %) indicated depression, anxiety and moderate to severe food insecurity, respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, food insecurity was associated with a higher prevalence of depression (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) = 2·30; 95 % CI 1·40, 3·78) and anxiety (aPR = 1·41; 95 % CI 1·05, 1·91). Prevalence of depression and anxiety was similar between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected participants. Estimates remained comparable when restricted to HIV-infected participants.
conclusionsMental disorders may be affected by food insecurity among new TB patients, regardless of HIV status.
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