HIV and Severity of Seasonal Household Food-Related Coping Behaviors in Rural Ghana
In-depth research was conducted to evaluate the seasonal food insecurity of HIV-positive and HIV-negative farm households in the Eastern Region, Ghana. A Coping Strategy Index (CSI) was used to assess household food-related coping behaviors. HIV-positive farm households often relied
on both less severe and more severe coping behaviors, had a higher CSI, cultivated a smaller field area, harvested fewer food species from farms and gardens, and obtained income from fewer sources than HIV-negative farm households in both the post-harvest and lean seasons. We conclude that
food insecurity is more severe in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative farm households in both seasons.
Keywords: HIV; coping behavior; farm household; food security; lean season; post-harvest season
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Plant Genetics Research Institute, Bunoso, Ghana 2: Department of Anthropology,Oregon State University, Corvallis,Oregon, USA 3: Centre for Crop Systems Analysis,Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Publication date: 01 March 2012
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