What shapes People Living With HIV's experiences of HIV stigma in Delaware?: A qualitative exploration of place and social position.

Objectives: To understand how place and social position shape experiences of HIV stigma among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Delaware. HIV stigma impedes the health and wellbeing of PLWH. Yet, HIV stigma is often studied through psychosocial perspectives without considering social-structural conditions. Recent theorists have hypothesized that place and social position, two key social-structural conditions, fundamentally shape PLWH's experiences of stigma. Due to residential segregation of racial/ethnic and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations, place and social position are often inextricably intertwined within the U.S. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 PLWH and 14 care providers in 2017. Interviews were conducted with English- and Spanish-speaking PLWH in all three counties in Delaware, including: Wilmington in New Castle County, Smyrna in Kent County, and Georgetown in Sussex County. Results: Results suggest that PLWH's experiences of HIV stigma are shaped by place and social position. Although HIV stigma is still prevalent across Delaware, participants reported that HIV stigma is more pronounced in Kent and Sussex counties and in rural areas. Latinx and Haitian PLWH are at greater risk of experiencing HIV stigma than other racial/ethnic groups, with participants identifying misinformation within Latinx and Haitian communities as a key driver of HIV stigma. HIV stigma is further compounded by medical mistrust in the Haitian community. In contrast, participants noted that LGBTQ PLWH in Sussex County are somewhat buffered from HIV stigma by the LGBTQ community, which is reported to be more knowledgeable about HIV and accepting of PLWH. Conclusions: Multi-level interventions that address social-structural conditions in addition to individual-level factors are recommended to best address HIV stigma in Delaware. Interventions should target drivers of stigma, such as lack of knowledge, and consider how place and social position uniquely shape PLWH's experiences of stigma.

[Sustained virologic response in patients with hepatitis C and chronic kidney disease]. / Respuesta viral sostenida en pacientes con hepatitis C y enfermedad renal crónica.

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a higher prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection compared to the general population, and they also present higher morbidity and mortality if they are not treated. Current treatment is based on different direct-acting antiviral (DAA) schemes, which are available in the Mexican health system. However, the efficacy and safety of DAA treatment in patients with CKD on hemodialysis and HCV infection are unknown in Mexican population. Objective: To determine the efficacy through sustained viral response (SVR) and the safety of DAAs in patients with CKD on hemodialysis and chronic HCV infection in the Mexican population. Material and methods: Real-life cohort study. Patients with CKD on hemodialysis and HCV infection treated with DAAs from a third level hospital were included. Descriptive statistics of the clinical characteristics were performed, efficacy was determined by SVR and safety with the global frequency of adverse effects associated with treatment. Results: 25 patients were included. All of them received treatment with glecaprebir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks. The mean age was 57.8 years and the median time of CKD on hemodialysis was 5 years. 96% of patients had HCV genotype 1B. 100% of the patients presented SVR and the most frequent adverse effects were headache, nausea and fatigue. Conclusions: In the Mexican population studied, patients with HCV and CKD on hemodialysis presented a sustained viral response of 100% with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir with mild adverse effects.

Introducción: los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) tienen una mayor prevalencia de infección por virus de hepatitis C (VHC) en comparación con la población general y presentan mayor morbimortalidad si no se tratan. El tratamiento actual se basa en diferentes esquemas de antivirales de acción directa (ADD), disponibles en el sistema de salud mexicano; sin embargo, se desconoce su eficacia y seguridad en pacientes con ERC en hemodiálisis e infección por VHC en población mexicana. Objetivo: determinar la eficacia mediante respuesta viral sostenida (RVS) y la seguridad de los AAD en pacientes con ERC en hemodiálisis e infección crónica por VHC en población mexicana. Material y métodos: estudio de cohorte de vida real. Se incluyeron pacientes con ERC en hemodiálisis e infección por VHC tratados con AAD en un hospital de tercer nivel. Se usó estadística descriptiva de las características clínicas, se determinó eficacia mediante RVS y seguridad con la frecuencia global de efectos adversos asociados al tratamiento. Resultados: se incluyeron 25 pacientes. Todos recibieron tratamiento con glecaprebir/pibrentasvir durante ocho semanas. La media de edad fue 57.8 años y la mediana de tiempo de ERC en hemodiálisis fue de 5 años. El 96% de los pacientes presentó genotipo 1B de VHC. El 100% de los pacientes presentaron RVS y los efectos adversos más frecuentes fueron cefalea, náuseas y fatiga. Conclusiones: en la población mexicana estudiada, los pacientes con VHC y ERC en hemodiálisis presentaron respuesta viral sostenida del 100% con glecaprevir/pibrentasvir con efectos adversos leves.

Factors associated with residual symptom burden in patients with peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study / Factores asociados a carga sintomática residual en pacientes con diálisis peritoneal: estudio de cohorte

BACKGROUND: Patients on peritoneal dialysis have residual symptoms that reduce their quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To determine the associated factors of residual symptom burden in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). MATERIAL AND MEHOTDS: An observational, longitudinal, prospective and analytical study was carried out in patients with chronic kidney disease, who were candidates for peritoneal dialysis. The Palliative Care Outcome Scale-Symptoms Renal (POS-S Renal) questionnaire was applied in predialysis and 3 months after CAPD. The residual symptom burden was determined three months after CAPD with a value ≥ 8 points of the POS-S Renal questionnaire. The clinical and biochemical variables coded in a dichotomous manner were compared with the residual symptom burden. Relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals and logistic regression models were calculated. RESULTS: Seventy patients were included. The mean of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was 4.7 ± 2 ml/min/1.73 m2. The median of the POS-S Renal score in predialysis was 30 points, and 3 months after CAPD was 8 points. The slight symptom burden predialysis presented a RR of 0.18. CONCLUSIONS: The slight symptom burden predialysis is a protective factor independent for residual symptom burden three months after CAPD.

INTRODUCCIÓN: Los pacientes en diálisis peritoneal presentan síntomas residuales que reducen su calidad de vida. OBJETIVO: Determinar los factores asociados a la carga sintomática residual en pacientes con diálisis peritoneal continua ambulatoria (DPCA). MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio observacional, longitudinal, prospectivo y analítico. Se incluyeron pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica candidatos a diálisis peritoneal. Se les aplicó el cuestionario Palliative Care Outcome Scale-Symptoms Renal (POS-S Renal) en prediálisis y a los 3 meses de DPCA. Se determinó la carga sintomática residual a los 3 meses de DPCA con un valor ≥ 8 puntos del cuestionario POS-S Renal. Las variables clínicas y bioquímicas codificadas de forma dicotómica fueron comparadas con la carga sintomática residual. Se calcularon el riesgo relativo (RR), los intervalos de confianza del 95% y los modelos de regresión logística. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 70 pacientes. La media de la tasa de filtrado glomerular fue de 4.7 ± 2 ml/min/1.73 m2. La mediana de la puntuación POS-S Renal en prediálisis fue de 30 puntos y a los 3 meses de la DPCA fue de 8 puntos. La carga sintomática leve prediálisis presentó un RR de 0.18. CONCLUSIONES: La carga sintomática leve prediálisis es un factor protector independiente de la carga sintomática residual a los 3 meses de la DPCA.

Participación de la biblioteca en el enfoque preventivo de Salud en la comunidad de Iguará

Este trabajo se realiza a partir de una investigación histórico-documental referente al enfoque del trabajo preventivo en Salud en nuestro país. En él, se hace énfasis, a través de diferentes opciones, en la proyección de las acciones de trabajo preventivo directamente con la comunidad. Asimismo, se toma la herramienta de la información en Salud y de sus gestores y gestoras como mediadores para el cambio y la concientización de un área determinada. Se muestran diferentes actividades realizadas en toda la comunidad, que persiguieron el propósito de acercamiento a los principales programas de atención de la población(AU)