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Role of Country of Birth, Testing Site, and Neighborhood Characteristics on Nonlinkage to HIV Care Among Latinos.
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AIDS patient care and STDs [AIDS Patient Care STDS] 2018 Apr; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 165-173. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to estimate disparities in linkage to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care among Latinos by country/region of birth, HIV testing site, and neighborhood characteristics. A retrospective study was conducted using Florida HIV surveillance records of Latinos/Hispanics aged ≥13 diagnosed during 2014-2015. Linkage to HIV care was defined as a laboratory test (HIV viral load or CD4) within 3 months of HIV diagnosis. Multi-level Poisson regression models were used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for nonlinkage to care. Of 2659 Latinos, 18.8% were not linked to care within 3 months. Compared with Latinos born in mainland United States, those born in Cuba [aPR 0.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.47-0.76] and Puerto Rico (aPR 0.61, 95% CI 0.41-0.90) had a decreased prevalence of nonlinkage. Latinos diagnosed at blood banks (aPR 2.34, 95% CI 1.75-3.12), HIV case management and screening facilities (aPR 1.76, 95% CI 1.46-2.14), and hospitals (aPR 1.42, 95% CI 1.03-1.96) had an increased prevalence of nonlinkage compared with outpatient general, infectious disease, and tuberculosis/sexually transmitted diseases/family planning clinics. Latinos who resided in the lowest (aPR 1.57, 95% CI 1.19-2.07) and third lowest (aPR 1.33, 95% CI 1.01-1.76) quartiles of neighborhood socioeconomic status compared with the highest quartile were at increased prevalence. Latinos who resided in neighborhoods with <25% Latinos also had increased prevalence of nonlinkage (aPR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.51). Testing site at diagnosis may be an important determinant of HIV care linkage among Latinos due to neighborhood or individual-level resources that determine location of HIV testing.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Case Management
Cuba ethnology
Female
Florida epidemiology
Florida ethnology
HIV Infections drug therapy
HIV Infections ethnology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Puerto Rico ethnology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
United States epidemiology
Viral Load drug effects
Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use
Continuity of Patient Care organization & administration
Emigrants and Immigrants
HIV Infections diagnosis
Healthcare Disparities ethnology
Healthcare Disparities statistics & numerical data
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Mass Screening
Residence Characteristics statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-7449
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- AIDS patient care and STDs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29630853
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2018.0021