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The association between HIV/AIDS and food insecurity at the US-Mexico border: Experiences of low-income patients in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Source :
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International journal of STD & AIDS [Int J STD AIDS] 2021 Jan; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 14-22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 26. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- US-Mexico border communities are uniquely vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission given the economic and social challenges these communities face. We surveyed low-income, predominantly Latinx residents receiving sexually transmitted infection testing and/or HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) care in the lower Rio Grande Valley of southernmost Texas about their experiences of food insecurity. Participants aged 18 years and over took a self-administered survey available in English or Spanish in a clinic waiting room ( N = 251). Ordinary least squares regression results suggested that those with a prior HIV/AIDS diagnosis reported a response for food insecurity that was approximately 0.67 points higher than peers without a prior HIV/AIDS diagnosis (coefficient = 0.67; p < 0.05), even when adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, social support, perceived discrimination, and neighborhood environment. Interaction results between age and HIV status indicated that younger individuals living with HIV/AIDS experienced uniquely higher food insecurity; those who reported a prior HIV/AIDS diagnosis experienced an additional reduction in food insecurity by approximately 0.06 points for each additional year of age (age × HIV/AIDS interaction coefficient = -0.06; p < 0.05). Community programs serving low-income populations should consider screening for and intervening on food insecurity, especially among young adults living with HIV/AIDS.
- Subjects :
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Discrimination, Psychological
Female
HIV Infections epidemiology
HIV Infections psychology
Humans
Male
Mexico epidemiology
Middle Aged
Poverty Areas
Residence Characteristics
Social Environment
Social Support
Texas epidemiology
Young Adult
Food Insecurity
Food Supply
HIV Infections ethnology
Poverty
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1758-1052
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of STD & AIDS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33241752
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462420930601