Table 2.

6-month and 12-month outcomes among a cohort of people living with HIV in Haiti who did and did not receive food assistance

	6-month outcomes						12-month outcomes
	No food group (N = 251)		Food Assistance group (N = 237)		Univariate P value	Multivariable P value*	No food group (N = 125)		Food Assistance group (N = 122)		Univariate P value	Multivariable P value*
Change in Food Insecurity Score, mean (SE)	-0.16	(0.28)	-3.55	(0.33)	<0.0001	<0.0001	-1.89	(0.47)	-3.49	(0.33)	0.011	0.011
Change in body mass index**, mean (SE)	-0.66	(0.13)	-0.20	(0.13)	0.012	0.020	-0.67	(0.22)	0.22	(0.17)	0.002	0.036
Adherence to scheduled monthly clinic visits, mean number attended (SE)	2.82	(0.20)	5.49	(0.17)	<0.0001	<0.0001	8.34	(0.44)	9.73	(0.32)	0.007	0.033
Change in QOL (role-functioning), mean (SE)	-5.08	(3.01)	-1.90	(2.98)	0.28	0.84	-3.80	(4.03)	3.72	(3.46)	0.13	0.11
Change in QOL (performance-functioning), mean (SE)	5.31	(1.77)	10.69	(1.99)	0.055	0.009	9.47	(2.67)	8.76	(2.17)	0.48	0.69
Reports problem taking ART†, N (%)	41	28.1%	26	14.4%	0.001	0.001	15	18.8%	18	11.0%	0.068	0.075
Was able to save money in case of disaster**, N (%)	66	26.5%	45	19.1%	0.63	0.35	41	33.3%	52	24.9%	0.59	0.42
Spent less money on agriculture to buy food**, N (%)	75	38.1%	57	31.7%	0.58	0.57	37	39.8%	48	25.9%	0.11	0.082
Spent less on education to buy food**, N (%)	84	36.5%	75	33.9%	0.75	0.63	34	30.6%	68	33.7%	0.28	0.25
Sold livestock to buy food‡, N (%)	43	41.3%	25	24.5%	0.092	0.082	20	38.5%	25	25.0%	0.097	0.11

SE = standard error

ART = antiretroviral therapy

QOL = quality of life

* Controlling for gender, literacy, ART group, number of people sharing meals in the household

** Sample size varied due to missing survey responses

^† Limited to those who were on ART

^‡ Limited to those who owned livestock