HIV/AIDS

Study findings on HIV/AIDS are outlined in reports from University of California

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 2nd, 2009

"Food insecurity is a risk factor for both HIV transmission and worse HIV clinical outcomes. We examined the prevalence of and factors associated with food insecurity among homeless and marginally housed HIV-infected individuals in San Francisco recruited from the Research on Access to Care in the Homeless Cohort," scientists in the United States report.

"We used multiple logistic regression to determine socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with food insecurity, which was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Among 250 participants, over half (53.6%) were food insecure. Higher odds of food insecurity was associated with being white,...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-11-02)

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