Food insecurity is associated with morbidity and patterns of healthcare utilization among HIV-infected individuals in a resource-poor setting.

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Published in AIDS on January 02, 2012

Authors

Sheri D Weiser1, Alexander C Tsai, Reshma Gupta, Edward A Frongillo, Annet Kawuma, Jude Senkungu, Peter W Hunt, Nneka I Emenyonu, Jennifer E Mattson, Jeffrey N Martin, David R Bangsberg

Author Affiliations

1: Division of HIV/AIDS, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA. Sheri.Weiser@ucsf.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of the Effects of a Structural Economic and Food Security Intervention on HIV Vulnerability in Rural Malawi (SAGE4Health) | NCT02332265

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