Food Security and Physical Activity in Individuals Living With HIV/AIDS in Rural Appalachia

This study examined household food security (HFS) and physical activity (PA among individuals living with HIV/AIDS living in rural Appalachia (West Virginia, Appalachian Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania). Participants (n = 82) completed an online or paper survey that included validated measures of HFS (USDA short form) and physical activity. Data were analyzed using PASW statistical software (version 18.0,) to determine the relationship between the variables (Mann-Whitney U). The majority of participants (n = 82) were: male (n = 63) and Caucasian (n = 59). For all patients, 28 (34.1%), 10 (12.2%), 12 (14.56%), and 32 (39.0%) were living in households characterized as being high, marginal, low, and very low HFS, respectively. There was no significant difference in distribution of IPAQ scores (Mann-Whitney U, p = .161), and total MET-min per week of physical activity between the HIV and AIDS groups (t-test, p = 0.200). There was no significant difference between distribution of IPAQ scores (Mann-Whitney U, p = 0.929), and total MET-min per week (t-test, p = 0.944) between food security groups. Further exploration is warranted in other rural regions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Food and Nutrition Sciences (Health Sciences and Professions)

Grantor dc:publisher

Ohio University

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Schreibman, Jeffrey P.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Holben, David

• Nutrition
• Health
• Health Education
• Food Security
• Physical Activity
• HIV
• AIDS
• Physical activity and HIV/AIDS
• Physical activity and food security

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
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Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366051486

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:ohiou1366051486