2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000600018
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Food insecurity of HIV/AIDS patients at a unit of outpatient healthcare system in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

Abstract: Introduction:Food security remains to be one of the world's biggest problems and is found to be related to HIV/AIDS. The objective was to examine food insecurity in HIV/AIDS patients from Brasilia, Brazil. Methods: Short version of the Food Security Scale was applied to patients with HIV/AIDS. Results: A total of 103 patients participated (65 HIV+ and 38 with AIDS). Food insecurity was found in 33.8% of HIV+ patients and 36.8% of patients with AIDS. A relation between food insecurity and low educational and so… Show more

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“…This lower prevalence may be attributed to characteristics specific to the region. However, these values are much higher than those observed by the national survey in 2013, wherein the FI prevalence among the general population of the Federal District was 13.3% 25 . These results are also similar to the context of developed countries, including Canada, where 71% of a sample of 457 PLHA using ARVT were experiencing FI, regardless of the level of severity 10 ; India, where 50.9% of patients from a clinic undergoing ARVT experienced some level of FI 26 ; or poor countries, including Ethiopia, where 63% of a sample of 319 PLHA also experienced FI 27 .…”
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confidence: 59%
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“…This lower prevalence may be attributed to characteristics specific to the region. However, these values are much higher than those observed by the national survey in 2013, wherein the FI prevalence among the general population of the Federal District was 13.3% 25 . These results are also similar to the context of developed countries, including Canada, where 71% of a sample of 457 PLHA using ARVT were experiencing FI, regardless of the level of severity 10 ; India, where 50.9% of patients from a clinic undergoing ARVT experienced some level of FI 26 ; or poor countries, including Ethiopia, where 63% of a sample of 319 PLHA also experienced FI 27 .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 59%
“…A higher educational level provides better opportunities for PLHA to engage in income-generating activities toward decreasing the vulnerability to FI 27 . The association of FI with worse social class and lower education among PLHA was also shown in Brazil 25 . The univariate analysis showed that women undergoing treatment for HIV/AIDS had a higher prevalence of moderate or severe FI than men.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…Estudos realizados no Brasil com pacientes que vivem com HIV/AIDS também caracterizaram a população estudada, coincidindo com alguns resultados encontrados na presente pesquisa. Por exemplo, a prevalência da maioria masculina e da faixa etária mais alta do que a nacional (que está entre 43 anos e 45 anos), o que pode estar relacionado a uma mudança no perfil demográfico dessa população, com um aumento na faixa etária prevalente (15,16) . Com relação ao estado civil, somente um dos estudos brasileiros (16) investigou esse quesito, e também encontrou um número significativo de pessoas solteiras.…”
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“…Os estudos que associam insegurança alimentar e HIV/AIDS no Brasil são escassos, apesar da população nacional com HIV/AIDS e dos dados de insegurança alimentar serem grandes. Foram encontradas pesquisas somente em duas cidades, Brasília (16) , Distrito Federal, e Limeira, São Paulo (15) , destacando seus principais achados para a associação da IAN com a baixa renda e o menor consumo de frutas e carnes (15) , além de baixo nível educacional e classe social (16) .…”
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