ArticleAIDS (London, England)2025
Food insecurity and mental health outcomes among people with HIV in West Africa.
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- Food insecurity and cardiometabolic diseases among people with HIV in West Africa.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- Major Depressive Episodes and Psychiatric Symptoms Among HIV Controllers Compared With Antiretroviral-Treated People Living With HIV.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Perceptions and impact of a multisectoral nutrition-sensitive agricultural program among people living with HIV in Senegal, West Africa: A pilot study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- A roadmap to scale up person-centred care in the HIV response: recommendations from a global consensus-building process.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Article
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objectivesThis study was conducted in order to determine whether food insecurity is associated with poor mental health outcomes among people with HIV (PWH) in Togo and Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.
designCross-sectional study among participants enrolled in the International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS West Africa cohort.
methodsThe Household Food Insecurity Access Scale was used to measure food insecurity. The PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, and AUDIT-C instruments were used to assess depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and harmful alcohol use, respectively. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with poor mental health outcomes.
resultsAmong 584 participants (68.8% female, median age 52 years), nearly half (48.1%) were food insecure; 7.0% were mildly food insecure, 26.7% were moderately food insecure, and 14.4% were severely food insecure. Severe food insecurity [odds ratio (OR) 2.63 (1.30-5.34)] and being widowed [OR 2.15 (1.07-4.30)] were associated with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms and formal education was protective [OR 0.30 (0.15-0.61)]; there was a trend towards an association between severe food insecurity and moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms [OR 2.14 (0.98-4.70)] and formal education was protective [OR 0.35 (0.18-0.71)]; severe food insecurity [OR 6.87 (2.89-16.38)] and being widowed [OR 3.55 (1.46-8.59)] were associated with PTSD; mild food insecurity [OR 2.74 (1.20-6.26)] and male sex [OR 11.58 (5.44-24.68)] were associated with high risk alcohol use.
conclusionsFood insecurity is associated with poor mental health outcomes among PWH in Togo and Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Future studies to understand and address the causal links between food insecurity and mental health among PWH are warranted.
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