Abstract summary 

The aim of the study was to assess if there were significant differences in the adoption of COVID-19 risk preventive behaviors and experience of food insecurity by people living with and without HIV in Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study that recruited a convenience sample of 4471 (20.5% HIV positive) adults in Nigeria. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to test the associations between the explanatory variable (HIV positive and non-positive status) and the outcome variables-COVID-19 related behavior changes (physical distancing, isolation/quarantine, working remotely) and food insecurity (hungry but did not eat, cut the size of meals/skip meals) controlling for age, sex at birth, COVID-19 status, and medical status of respondents. Significantly fewer people living with HIV (PLWH) reported a positive COVID-19 test result; and had lower odds of practicing COVID-19 risk preventive behaviors. In comparison with those living without HIV, PLWH had higher odds of cutting meal sizes as a food security measure (AOR: 3.18; 95% CI 2.60-3.88) and lower odds of being hungry and not eating (AOR: 0.24; 95% CI 0.20-0.30). In conclusion, associations between HIV status, COVID-19 preventive behaviors and food security are highly complex and warrant further in-depth to unravel the incongruities identified.

Authors & Co-authors:  Folayan Morenike Oluwatoyin MO Ibigbami Olanrewaju O Brown Brandon B El Tantawi Maha M Uzochukwu Benjamin B Ezechi Oliver C OC Aly Nourhan M NM Abeldaño Giuliana Florencia GF Ara Eshrat E Ayanore Martin Amogre MA Ayoola Oluwagbemiga O OO Osamika Bamidele Emmanuel BE Ellakany Passent P Gaffar Balgis B Idigbe Ifeoma I Ishabiyi Anthonia Omotola AO Jafer Mohammed M Khan Abeedha Tu-Allah AT Khalid Zumama Z Lawal Folake Barakat FB Lusher Joanne J Nzimande Ntombifuthi P NP Popoola Bamidele Olubukola BO Quadri Mir Faeq Ali MFA Rashwan Maher M Roque Mark M Shamala Anas A Al-Tammemi Ala'a B AB Yousaf Muhammad Abrar MA Abeldaño Zuñiga Roberto Ariel RA Okeibunor Joseph Chukwudi JC Nguyen Annie Lu AL

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