Table 2 Barriers to a healthy diet
Coded theme | Example of coded text |
|---|---|
1. Housing instability | “Like for me, when you have to transition, it just rocks your whole world. It affects medication, food, stress level.” |
2. Time for food preparation | “You don’t just come home and start cooking. You need to get into that zone. My challenge is cooking meals later. Sometimes meals come in a little later, and that’s when a little extra weight comes on for me because I’m eating later and it’s taking more to metabolize.” |
3. Cost of healthy food | “I’m really limited financially, so I’m dependent on [a food bank] delivered meals. You know they have a lot of the stuff that is processed, chicken with stuff around it. I try to scrap off the breading and stuff. If I could afford to I would eat a lot better.” |
4. Depression or psychiatric issues | “I think when I got diagnosed, depression had set in, and so with depression they say you lose the appetite a little bit or somewhat. I only eat when I’m hungry.” |
5. Gastrointestinal issues | “I used to take a lot of meds and had a lot digestive issues.” |
6. Physical disability | “I used to like it, but I’ve had two back surgeries, plates and pins put in my back, and I got used to people bringing me food, like [a food bank] pantry.” |
7. Changes in appetite since HIV diagnosis | “I ate more [post-HIV diagnosis].” |