Association of race, substance abuse, and health insurance coverage with use of highly active retroviral therapy among HIV-infected women, 2005

Authors

Marsha Lillie-Blanton, George Washington University
Valerie E. Stone
Alison Snow Jones
Jeffrey Levi
Elizabeth T. Golub
Mardge H. Cohen
Nancy Hessol
Tracey E. Wilson

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-2010

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

Volume

Volume 100, Issue 8

Inclusive Pages

1493-1499

Keywords

Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active--economics; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active--utilization; HIV Infections--complications; HIV Infections--drug therapy; HIV Infections--ethnology; Insurance, Health--economics; Medication Adherence--ethnology; Substance-Related Disorders--ethnology; Women's Health; HIV/AIDS; Disparities

Abstract

We examined racial/ethnic disparities in highlyactive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use and whether differencesare moderated by substance use or insurance status, using datafrom the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS).

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APA Citation

Lillie-Blanton, M., Stone, V.E., Snow Jones, A., Levi, J., Golub, E.T. et al. (2010). Association of race, substance abuse, and health insurance coverage with use of highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected women, 2005. American Journal of Public Health, 100(8), 1493-1499.

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