TABLE 2.
Associations between food insecurity and social support, HIV stigma, and serostatus disclosure (N=456)
| Variable name | Univariable | Multivariable (contemporaneous covariates) | Multivariable (lagged covariates) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | (95% CI) | b | (95% CI) | b | (95% CI) | |
| Age (per five years) | 0.17 | (−0.11, 0.45) | 0.47 | (0.18, 0.76) ** | 0.53 | (0.20, 0.86) ** |
| Female | 2.10 | (1.17, 3.02) *** | 1.96 | (0.97, 2.95) *** | 2.02 | (0.95, 3.08) *** |
| Married | −0.83 | (−1.76, 0.10) | 0.98 | (0.06, 1.90) * | 1.00 | (0.01, 1.98) * |
| Household size | −0.16 | (−0.31, −0.002) * | −0.04 | (−0.20, 0.12) | −0.04 | (−0.22, 0.13) |
| Achieved secondary education | −2.21 | (−3.16, −1.26) *** | −0.47 | (−1.45, 0.51) | −0.50 | (−1.52, 0.53) |
| Filmer-Pritchett asset index | −0.93 | (−1.16, −0.70) *** | −0.72 | (−0.98, −0.47) *** | −0.67 | (−0.96, −0.38) *** |
| Unemployed | 2.30 | (1.26, 3.35) *** | 1.68 | (0.69, 2.67) *** | 1.84 | (0.78, 2.90) *** |
| Distance to Mbarara ISS Clinic (hours) | 0.55 | (−0.04, 1.14) | 0.34 | (−0.20, 0.88) | 0.32 | (−0.24, 0.88) |
| Positive screening test for heavy drinking | −0.48 | (−1.92, 0.96) | −0.93 | (−2.29, 0.43) | −0.97 | (−2.40, 0.46) |
| Any history of tobacco use | 0.72 | (−0.36, 1.79) | 0.79 | (−0.34, 1.91) | 0.60 | (−0.62, 1.83) |
| Season of visit | ||||||
| Dry season | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| First planting season (February or March) | 0.60 | (0.10, 1.11) * | 0.87 | (0.36, 1.38) *** | −0.39 | (−0.92, 0.14) |
| Second planting season (October or November) | 1.40 | (0.88, 1.91) *** | 1.60 | (1.06, 2.15) *** | 0.49 | (−0.06, 1.04) |
| Duration of antiretroviral treatment (per month) | −0.02 | (−0.06, 0.01) | −0.02 | (−0.05, 0.02) | 0.004 | (−0.03, 0.04) |
| Self-reported history of opportunistic infection | −0.06 | (−1.06, 0.95) | −0.29 | (−1.16, 0.59) | −0.50 | (−1.42, 0.43) |
| Underweight or severely underweight | 0.10 | (−1.60, 1.80) | 0.27 | (−1.23, 1.76) | 0.41 | (−1.25, 2.07) |
| Disclosed HIV serostatus to a neighbor | 1.33 | (0.62, 2.04) *** | 0.87 | (0.18, 1.55) * | 0.57 | (−0.17, 1.31) |
| Functional Social Support Scale | −3.43 | (−4.17, −2.70) *** | −2.02 | (−2.79, −1.26) *** | −1.72 | (−2.48, −0.95) *** |
| Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale | 0.43 | (0.20, 0.66) *** | 0.50 | (0.26, 0.73) *** | 0.25 | (0.01, 0.49) * |
| Enacted stigma scale | 1.46 | (0.98, 1.93) *** | 0.44 | (−0.02, 0.89) | 0.45 | (−0.07, 0.98) |
*, **, and ***
denote statistical significance at the P<0.05, P<0.01, and P<0.001 levels, respectively