Neighborhood Factors Associated with Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Achieving Sustained HIV Viral Suppression Among Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program Clients.

ABSTRACT: Racial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by poor HIV care outcomes. Studies have also examined the effects of neighborhood-level factor on an individual's health outcomes. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the effects of neighborhood factors on the association between race/ethnicity and sustained viral suppression (all viral load tests <200 copies/mL per year). Data for 6491 people with HIV in the 2017 Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program and neighborhood-level data by ZIP code tabulated areas from the American Community Survey were utilized. Multi-level logistic regression models were used to assess the role of neighborhood factors on the association between race/ethnicity and sustained viral suppression. Results show that non-Hispanic Blacks had lower odds o

SUBMITTER: Dawit R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665786 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature