Abstract
New therapies have significantly improved health for many PLWHA, but treatment regimens are complex and require coordination of meals with specific nutritional content. Many drugs must be taken in a certain timeframe with a specific type of food, and their success is highly dependent upon predictable access to required foods. When PLWHAs faced reductions and disruptions in access to food stamps and other resources in New York City - which continues to report the highest rate and number of AIDS cases in the nation - we conducted a descriptive study to identify unmet meal and food service needs of PLWHA in the city's five boroughs. This study took place between November 1997 and April 1999. Altogether, 1,511 PLHWA participated in this convenience-sample assessment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-73 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | AIDS and Public Policy Journal |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- General Health Professions
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
