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Factors Associated with Attrition: Analysis of an HIV Clinic in Japan.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Apr2021, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p250-256, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- This study evaluated the impact of a public medical interpreter on the follow-up clinic attendance rate of foreign-born people with HIV who live in Japan. Participants were patients who visited Nagoya Medical Center from 2009 to 2016. Lost to follow-up was defined as an absence from follow-up visits for more than six months without any notification. A log-rank test was conducted to compare the lost-to-follow-up rates by patients' nation of origin and medical interpreter use. Of the 931 participants, 114 were foreign patients, whose overall attendance rate at 5 years was 75.5%, which was significantly lower than that of Japanese patients (94.1%, p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in regular attendance with respect to medical interpreter use (p = 0.09). Social support in addition to a medical interpreter may be needed to improve attendance rates in the study population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIV infections
PATIENT aftercare
IMMIGRANTS
HEALTH facilities
SOCIAL support
CONFIDENCE intervals
PATIENT dropouts
LOG-rank test
MULTIVARIATE analysis
FISHER exact test
MANN Whitney U Test
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
KAPLAN-Meier estimator
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
PATIENT compliance
DATA analysis software
ODDS ratio
HEALTH facility translating services
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149023438
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-00982-y