Housing Status and the Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS

摘要: Individuals who are homeless or living in marginal conditions have an elevated burden of infection with HIV. Existing research suggests the HIV/AIDS pandemic resource-rich settings is increasingly concentrated among members vulnerable and marginalized populations, including homeless/marginally-housed individuals, yet to benefit fully from recent advances highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We reviewed scientific evidence investigating relationships between inferior housing health status, HAART access adherence HIV treatment outcomes people (PLWHA.) Studies indicate being common PLWHA associated poorer levels sub-optimal outcomes. Among PLWHA, determinants access/adherence include depression, illicit drug use, medication insurance status. Future should consider possible social- structural-level HV that been shown increase vulnerability individuals. As indicates adequate can at similar rates housed given individual community benefits expanding interventions identify HIV-seropositive engage them care comprehensive support for urgently needed.