HIV/AIDS in the rural United States: epidemiology and health services delivery.
Med Care Res Rev
; 52(4): 435-52, 1995 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10153308
ABSTRACT
This integrated research review addresses the epidemiology of rural human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and the organization, financing, and delivery of health services for rural persons living with HIV or AIDS (PLWHIVs, PLWAs). Several abstracting services, indexing services, and bibliographies were searched. An annotation form served as the guideline for data extraction. Several conclusions emerged from this review. Epidemiological evidence indicates that there has been a dramatic increase in the relative proportion of rural HIV/AIDS incident cases over the past 5 years. Explanations for the rural increase focus on injection drug use, heterosexual behavior, and sexually transmitted disease levels. Dramatically elevated rates of infection in rural Black women are indicated. Rural areas experience important levels of in-migration of HIV/AIDS-infected individuals. The health services literature suggests that rural providers and institutions have limited resources and little experience with PLWHIVs or PLWAs.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Salud Rural
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Servicios de Salud Rural
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Care Res Rev
Asunto de la revista:
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos