Influence of the definition of rurality on geographic differences in HIV outcomes in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving rural health is often identified as a priority area for research and policy in Canada. We examined how findings on HIV outcomes (virologic suppression) can vary depending on the definition of rurality used.

Methods

We performed retrospective cohort analyses using the Comparative Outcomes and Service Utilization Trends study population-based cohort of adults (age ≥ 19 yr) living with HIV in British Columbia between Apr. 1, 2012, and Mar. 31, 2013. We performed univariate logistic regression analyses using the following geographic variables to predict HIV virologic suppression: rurality defined by forward sortation area, by Statistical Area Classification and by health authority. We mapped suppression using geographic information systems.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Jaworsky D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588262 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature