Table 5. Comparison of HIV outcomes and associated behaviors according to food security status and nutritional status.
| Mean CD4 | WHO Stage 3 or 4 n (%) | Miss appointments due to hunger n (%) | Don’t take ART due to hunger n (%) | Miss meals due to ART effects n (%) | Missed any ART in the past 7 days n (%) | |
| Severely food insecure a (N = 74) | 412 | 32 (50.0) | 12 (16.9) | 15 (23.1) | 42 (64.6) | 14 (21.5) |
| Not severely food insecure (N = 35) | 457 | 19 (63.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | 17 (54.8) | 6 (19.4) |
| p-value | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 1.00 |
| Malnourished b (N = 25) | 277 | 10 (52.6) | 3 (13.0) | 4 (20.0) | 14 (70.0) | 7 (35.0) |
| Not malnourished (N = 84) | 470 | 41 (54.7) | 9 (11.0) | 12 (15.8) | 45 (59.2) | 13 (17.1) |
| p-value | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 0.12 |
| Mean CD4 | WHO Stage 3 or 4 n (%) | Miss appointments due to hunger n (%) | Don’t take ART due to hunger n (%) | Miss meals due to ART effects n (%) | Missed any ART in the past 7 days n (%) | |
| Severely food insecure a (N = 74) | 412 | 32 (50.0) | 12 (16.9) | 15 (23.1) | 42 (64.6) | 14 (21.5) |
| Not severely food insecure (N = 35) | 457 | 19 (63.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | 17 (54.8) | 6 (19.4) |
| p-value | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 1.00 |
| Malnourished b (N = 25) | 277 | 10 (52.6) | 3 (13.0) | 4 (20.0) | 14 (70.0) | 7 (35.0) |
| Not malnourished (N = 84) | 470 | 41 (54.7) | 9 (11.0) | 12 (15.8) | 45 (59.2) | 13 (17.1) |
| p-value | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 0.12 |
aSeverely food insecure: HFIAS score = 4; Not severely food insecure: HFIAS score 1–3.
bMalnourished = BMI <18.5