Food insecurity of HIV/AIDS patients at a unit of outpatient healthcare system in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Ferreira, Luzitano Brandão¹  Charão, Ana Paula Sarmento¹  Centro Universitário de Brasília, Brasília¹  Batista, Meyre Hellen Ribeiro e Silva¹ 

关键词: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;    Hunger;    Public health nutrition;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000600018

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

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 social levels was established.CONCLUSIONS: Food security should be an important component in HIV/AIDS treatment programs.

【 授权许可】

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