Perceived neighborhood disorder and achieving HIV viral suppression among adults living with HIV: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for achieving and maintaining viral suppression in people living with HIV (PLWH). While individual factors affecting HIV viral suppression have been extensively studied, there is less attention on community-level factors, specifically perceived neighborhood disorder. This study aims to assess the relationship between perceived neighborhood disorder and achieving virologic suppression among people living with HIV. One hundred and eighty-eight PLWH 18 years of age and older from two HIV clinics completed a cross-sectional study. We assessed perceptions of neighborhood disorder, ART self-efficacy, social support, alcohol and drug use, depression, HIV stigma, provider-patient relationship, demographics, and length at the zip code. HIV viral

SUBMITTER: Kimaru LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658497 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature