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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 18, No. 7, Year 2014
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Description
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. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
McCoy, Sandra Irene
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Ralph, Lauren J.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Njau, Prosper Faustine
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Msolla, Mbette Mshindo
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Ministry of Agriculture
Padian, Nancy S.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-013-0629-3
ISSN:
10907165
e-ISSN:
15733254
Research Areas
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Male
Female