Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia
Joint Authors
Money, Deborah
Salters, Kate A.
McCandless, Lawrence
Zhang, Wen
Wang, Xuetao
Kaida, Angela
Pick, Neora
Hogg, Robert S.
Montaner, Julio S. G.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
HIV-infected women are disproportionately burdened by gynaecological complications, psychological disorders, and certain sexually transmitted infections that may not be adequately addressed by HIV-specific care.
We estimate the prevalence and covariates of women’s health care (WHC) utilization among harder-to-reach, treatment-experienced HIV-infected women in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Methods.
We used survey data from 231 HIV-infected, treatment-experienced women enrolled in the Longitudinal Investigations into Supportive and Ancillary Health Services (LISA) study, which recruited harder-to-reach populations, including aboriginal people and individuals using injection drugs.
Independent covariates of interest included sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioural, individual health status, structural factors, and HIV clinical variables.
Logistic regression was used to generate adjusted estimates of associations between use of WHC and covariates of interest.
Results.
Overall, 77% of women reported regularly utilizing WHC.
WHC utilization varied significantly by region of residence (P value <0.01).
In addition, women with lower annual income (AOR (95% CI) = 0.14 (0.04–0.54)), who used illicit drugs (AOR (95% CI) = 0.42 (0.19–0.92)) and who had lower provider trust (AOR (95% CI) = 0.97 (0.95–0.99)), were significantly less likely to report using WHC.
Conclusion.
A health service gap exists along geographical and social axes for harder-to-reach HIV-infected women in BC.
Women-centered WHC and HIV-specific care should be streamlined and integrated to better address women’s holistic health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xuetao& Salters, Kate A.& Zhang, Wen& McCandless, Lawrence& Money, Deborah& Pick, Neora…[et al.]. 2012. Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480760
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xuetao…[et al.]. Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480760
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xuetao& Salters, Kate A.& Zhang, Wen& McCandless, Lawrence& Money, Deborah& Pick, Neora…[et al.]. Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480760