Choosing Sides: HIV Health Care Practices among Shared Populations of HIV-Positive Latinos Living near the US-Mexico Border

Background: We compared HIV-positive patients receiving care in the border cities of San Diego, United States, with Tijuana, Mexico. Methods: Participants were HIV-positive Latinos (n = 233) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) from San Diego–Tijuana clinics (2009-2010). Logistic regression identi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002) Ill. : 2002), 2012-12, Vol.11 (6), p.348-355
Hauptverfasser: Servin, Argentina E., Muñoz, Fátima A., Strathdee, Steffanie A., Kozo, Justine, Zúñiga, María Luisa
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Zusammenfassung:Background: We compared HIV-positive patients receiving care in the border cities of San Diego, United States, with Tijuana, Mexico. Methods: Participants were HIV-positive Latinos (n = 233) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) from San Diego–Tijuana clinics (2009-2010). Logistic regression identified correlates of receiving HIV care in San Diego versus Tijuana. Results: Those with their most recent HIV visit in San Diego (59%) were more likely to be older, have at least a high school education, and were less likely to have been deported than those with last visits in Tijuana. Despite reporting better patient–provider relationships and less HIV-related stigma than those with visits in Tijuana, San Diego patients were twice as likely to make unsupervised changes in their ART regimen. Conclusions: We observed poorer relative adherence among HIV-positive Latinos receiving care in San Diego, despite reports of good clinical relationships. Further study is needed to ascertain underlying reasons to avoid ART-related resistance.
ISSN:1545-1097
2325-9574
1557-0886
2325-9582
DOI:10.1177/1545109712453854