Food insecurity is associated with HIV, sexually transmitted infections and drug use among men in the United States
Food insecurity is associated with HIV, sexually transmitted infections and drug use among men in the United States
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DOI:
10.1097/qad.0000000000001095
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Weiser, Sheri D.
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作者:
Palar, Kartika;Laraia, Barbara;Weiser, Sheri D.
Objective: To examine the population-level association between food insecurity, HIV risk factors, and HIV serostatus among men, the group representing the majority of HIV diagnoses in the United States.Design: Cross-sectional secondary data analysis using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2012, a nationally representative survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized US population.Methods: Logistic regression with design weights and complex survey commands was used to estimate nationally representative associations between food insecurity and HIV serostatus (primary outcome), herpes simplex virus 2, self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and past-year illicit drug use among men, adjusting for potential confounders. Food security was measured using the 18-item House hold Food Security Survey.Results: We analyzed data for 9150 men representing 61 million individuals in the United States. Unadjusted HIV prevalence was 1.5% among food insecure men, compared with 0.4% among food secure men (P