Numeracy Skills Explain Racial Differences in HIV Medication Management

摘要: Racial disparities in HIV/AIDS are well established and efforts to understand key factors that may explain these differences needed. Recent evidence suggests health literacy contribute behaviors among African American HIV patients. One component of literacy, numeracy, is emerging as an important skill for successful self management medications. We therefore tested whether numeracy mediated the effects race on medication seropositive Results showed poor a simulated regimen Americans women was by lower numeracy. Poor self-management be significant root cause with HIV/AIDS. Whether at particular risk requires further study. Interventions improve through addressing skills help narrow gap