Understanding racial disparities in HIV using data from the veterans aging cohort 3-site study and VA administrative data.
Am J Public Health
; 93(10): 1728-33, 2003 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-14534229
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We identified race-associated differences in survival among HIV-positive US veterans to examine possible etiologies for these differences.METHODS:
We used national administrative data to compare survival by race and used data from the Veterans Aging Cohort 3-Site Study (VACS 3) to compare patients' health status, clinical management, and adherence to medication by race.RESULTS:
Nationally, minority veterans had higher mortality rates than did white veterans with HIV. Minority veterans had poorer health than white veterans with HIV. No significant differences were found in clinical management or adherence.CONCLUSIONS:
HIV-positive minority veterans experience poorer survival than white veterans. This difference may derive from differences in comorbidities and in the severity of illness of HIV-related disease.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Veteranos
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Negro o Afroamericano
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Hispánicos o Latinos
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Seropositividad para VIH
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Cooperación del Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos