Journal
AIDS AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 22, Issue 8, Pages 2500-2512Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2187-1
Keywords
Latinos; HIV/AIDS; Access to care; Adherence; Engagement in care
Funding
- National Institutes Health [K23 MH100978, R01 DA034952]
- Harvard Catalyst/Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health) [8UL1TR000170-05]
- Harvard University Center for AIDS Research [P30-AI060354]
- Harvard University and its affiliated academic health care centers
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Antiretroviral therapy for treatment of HIV infection has become increasingly effective. Persistent poor HIV outcomes in racial and ethnic minority populations in the US call for a closer examination into why Latinos are at significant risk for acquiring and dying from HIV. To improve clinical outcomes and achieve an AIDS-free generation, HIV research must address disparities in HIV outcomes in Latinos, the largest ethnic/racial minority population in the US. Immigrant status as well as cultural factors influence HIV care utilization and are essential to highlight for effective intervention development in Latinos. A better understanding of these individual and contextual factors is critical to developing tailored approaches to engaging Latinos in HIV care. Based on a comprehensive literature review, we offer a framework for understanding what is needed from clinical practice and research to improve engagement in HIV care for US-based Latinos. These findings may have implications for other minority populations.
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