The Association of Mental Health and Substance Use With Retention in HIV Care Among Black Women in Washington, District of Columbia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black women with HIV are impacted by mental health and substance use disorders alongside barriers to care. The impact of these disorders on retention in care, a crucial step of the HIV care continuum, has not been well-studied. We examined the association between these disorders and retention in care over a 2-year period.

Methods

Data from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2019, were obtained from the DC Cohort, an observational HIV study in Washington, District of Columbia. We examined the associations between mental health (i.e., mood-related or trauma-related) or substance use disorders, separately, on not being retained in HIV care over a 2-year interval post-enrollment among non-Hispanic Black women with HIV. Multivariate logistic regression with adjusted odds rat

SUBMITTER: Stewart B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11116077 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature