TABLE 3.
Description of typical meals/foods consumed by participants in the DECIDE study1
| DECIDE study (PLHIV adults) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 77) | Female (n = 235) | Total (n = 312) | P | |
| Number of records per day | 7 (6, 8) | 7 (5, 8) | 7 (5, 8) | 0.89 |
| Meal frequency | 3 (3, 3) | 3 (3, 4) | 3 (3, 4) | 0.81 |
| What best characterizes yesterday? | 0.83 | |||
| Typical day | 98.7 (75) | 98.3 (237) | 98.4 (312) | |
| Fasting day | 1.3 (1) | 1.7 (4) | 1.6 (5) | |
| Did you take any supplements yesterday? | 0.082 | |||
| Yes | 2.6 (2) | 0.4 (1) | 0.9 (3) | |
| Where was this meal (food/drink) consumed? | <0.001 | |||
| Home | 62.9 (330) | 92.4 (1519) | 85.2 (1849) | |
| Work | 5.7 (30) | 2.1 (35) | 3.0 (65) | |
| At a friend's house | 1.1 (6) | 0.5 (8) | 0.6 (14) | |
| Roadside vendor | 5.0 (26) | 1.1 (18) | 2.0 (44) | |
| Mamalishe (women prepared food vendors) | 10.5 (55) | 0.6 (10) | 3.0 (65) | |
| Restaurant | 10.9 (57) | 2.1 (34) | 4.2 (91) | |
| Hotel | 2.1 (11) | 0.4 (6) | 0.8 (17) | |
| Other | 1.9 (10) | 0.9 (14) | 1.1 (24) | |
1
Values are n (%) or median (IQR). DECIDE, Diet, Environment, and Choices of positive living; PLHIV, persons living with HIV.