title: Food security in the context of HIV: towards harmonized definitions and indicators.
abstract: Integration of HIV and food security services is imperative to improving the health and well-being of people living with HIV. However, consensus does not exist on definitions and measures of food security to guide service delivery and evaluation in the context of HIV. This paper reviews definitions and indicators of food security used by key agencies; outlines their relevance in the context of HIV; highlights opportunities for harmonized monitoring and evaluation indicators; and discusses promising developments in data collection and management. In addition to the commonly used dimensions of food availability, access, utilization and stability, we identify three components of food security-food sufficiency, dietary quality, and food safety-that are useful for understanding and measuring food security needs of HIV-affected and other vulnerable people. Harmonization across agencies of food security indicators in the context of HIV offers opportunities to improve measurement and tracking, strengthen coordination, and inform evidence-based programming.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, aanema@cfenet.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Aranka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anema
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fielden
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Castleman
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grede
authors.forename: Amie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heap
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bloem
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059022:Food Safety; D005523:Food Supply; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents