Barriers and Facilitators to Testing, Treatment Entry, and Engagement in Care by HIV-Positive Women of Color

作者: Lynne C. Messer , E. Byrd Quinlivan , Heather Parnell , Katya Roytburd , Adaora A. Adimora

DOI: 10.1089/APC.2012.0435

关键词: Focus groupQualitative researchEthnic groupAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Family medicineSocial supportNursingHealth careMedicineWomen of colorIntervention (counseling)

摘要: Women of color (WOC) are at increased risk dying from HIV/AIDS, a disparity that may be partially explained by the care barriers they face. Based in health model and socio-ecological framework, objective this study was to identify facilitators HIV three points along continuum: testing, entry/early care, engagement. Two focus groups (n=11 women) 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted with HIV-positive WOC an academic medical setting North Carolina. Content analyzed interpreted. We found present multiple levels ecological including personal-, provider-, clinic-, community-levels. The reported women aligned racial constructs varied stage HIV. Identifying salient continuum inform intervention development.

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