The Relationship Between Discrimination and Missed HIV Care Appointments Among Women Living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Receiving regular HIV care is crucial for maintaining good health among persons with HIV. However, racial and gender disparities in HIV care receipt exist. Discrimination and its impact may vary by race/ethnicity and gender, contributing to disparities. Data from 1578 women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study ascertained from 10/1/2012 to 9/30/2016 were used to: (1) estimate the relationship between discrimination and missing any scheduled HIV care appointments and (2) assess whether this relationship is effect measure modified by race/ethnicity. Self-reported measures captured discrimination and the primary outcome of missing any HIV care appointments in the last 6 months. Log-binomial models accounting for measured sources of confounding and selection bias were fit. For the primary outc

SUBMITTER: Cressman AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6824941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature