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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 5/2013

01-06-2013 | Brief Report

Food Insecurity, CD4 Counts, and Incomplete Viral Suppression Among HIV+ Patients from Texas Children’s Hospital: A Pilot Study

Authors: Jason A. Mendoza, Mary E. Paul, Heidi Schwarzwald, Yan Liu, Richard Martinez, Theresa A. Nicklas, Tom Baranowski

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 5/2013

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Abstract

Determine the relationship between food insecurity and CD4 counts and viral suppression among pediatric HIV-positive patients. Food insecurity was assessed by validated survey. CD4 counts and viral load were abstracted from patients’ charts. We used linear regression for the dependent variable of the natural log of CD4 counts and logistic regression for viral suppression, with backward deletion of covariates with p > 0.1. Food insecurity (β = −0.23, 95 % CI [−0.40, −0.01]) was associated with lower CD4 counts and higher odds of incomplete viral suppression (OR = 4.07, 95 % CI [1.02, 13.92]). Food insecurity may adversely impact pediatric HIV outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Food Insecurity, CD4 Counts, and Incomplete Viral Suppression Among HIV+ Patients from Texas Children’s Hospital: A Pilot Study
Authors
Jason A. Mendoza
Mary E. Paul
Heidi Schwarzwald
Yan Liu
Richard Martinez
Theresa A. Nicklas
Tom Baranowski
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0419-y

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