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Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania.
- Source :
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AIDS and behavior [AIDS Behav] 2014 Jul; Vol. 18 (7), pp. 1224-36. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior in some studies. However, the overlap between FI and socioeconomic status (SES) has been poorly described. The study objectives were to: (1) determine the relationship between household FI and four dimensions of SES among sexually active Tanzanian women in farming households: expenditures, assets, flooring material of the home, and land ownership; and (2) determine whether FI is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior and relationship power. In male-headed households, FI was associated with assets, flooring material, and land ownership but not expenditures. There was no association between FI and the four dimensions of SES in female-headed households. Among women in male-headed households, but not female household heads themselves, severe FI was associated with a non-significant increase in the likelihood of being in a relationship because of material goods [adjusted prevalence ratio (PRa) = 1.76, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.81, 3.81] and was inversely associated with being able to ask partners to use condoms (PRa = 0.47, 95 % CI 0.25, 0.88). There was not a strong association between food security and relationship power. Our findings suggest that the association between FI and HIV risk behavior may differ depending on the type of household.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Characteristics
Female
HIV Infections epidemiology
HIV Infections psychology
Humans
Power, Psychological
Residence Characteristics statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tanzania epidemiology
Agriculture
Condoms statistics & numerical data
Food Supply statistics & numerical data
HIV Infections prevention & control
Sexual Behavior statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3254
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- AIDS and behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24097335
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0629-3