A comparison of the geographic patterns of HIV prevalence and hurricane events in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous research has documented the adverse association between hurricanes and HIV health outcomes; however, no research has been conducted to examine whether there is spatial overlap between hurricane events and the epidemiology of HIV in the United States. The objectives of this study were to assess the geographic distributions of and spatial autocorrelation between HIV prevalence and the occurrences of hurricanes in the US.

Study design

This was a cross-sectional study.

Methods

Data on HIV prevalence rates were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and data on US hurricane events were obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ArcGIS, version 10.6, was used for mapping HIV prevalence rates and occurrences

SUBMITTER: Danielle Sharpe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579037 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature