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16938674

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
In this study we sought to evaluate sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with decreased access to HIV outpatient care in a University-based clinic in the Southeastern U.S. The number of HIV outpatient clinic visits per person-year was estimated among 1,404 HIV-infected individuals participating in a large observational clinical cohort study. On average, participants attended 3.38 visits per person-year (95% CI = 3.32, 3.44), with 71% attending fewer than 4 visits per year. Younger persons, of Black race/ethnicity, with less advanced HIV disease, and a shorter time from entry to HIV care, had poorer access to care, as did participants without health insurance and residing a greater distance from care. Vulnerable subgroups of HIV-infected patients in the South have decreased access to ongoing HIV health care. Interventions including more intensive counseling and active outreach for newly HIV diagnosed individuals and support with obtaining health insurance and transportation may lead to improved outcomes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0954-0121
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S45-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors associated with fewer visits for HIV primary care at a tertiary care center in the Southeastern U.S.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7215, USA. napravs@med.unc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural