Availability of HIV care in Central America
JAMA
; 286(7): 853-60, Aug. 2001. maps, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-110
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R11.A55
ABSTRACT
Central America is an area with a growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, but with marked limitations in its health care infrastructure. Estimated adult HIV infection rates range from 0.20 percent in Nicaragua to 2.01 percent in Belize. Hospitals and clinicans with experience in HIV care exist mainly, if not only, in capital cities and principal economic centers. Nationally sponsored social security systems in each country consistently offer a wider range of services than do ministry of health systems. Estimated access to the social security system ranges from 0 percent in Belize and 10 percent of the population in Honduras to 95 percent in Costa Rica. Combination antiretroviral therapy is not available through the ministries of health and zidovudine is only sporadically available for prevention of perinatal transmission. Combination therapy is available through the social security system in the countries of Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica only. A wide variety of antiretroviral agents are available through private pharmacies in all countries except Belize. With the exception of Costa Ricans, most people with HIV infection in Central America have limited access to HIV-specific health services and limited or no access to antiretroviral agents. (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Arranjos de Entrega
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Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América Central
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Belize
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Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
JAMA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo