Comorbidities and Challenges Affecting African Americans with HIV Infection |
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| Authors: | M. Keith Rawlings Henry L. Masters |
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| Affiliation: | 1. AIDS Arms Inc./Peabody Health Center, Dallas, TX;2. Medical Affairs, Virology/CHC/General Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Dallas, TX;1. Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada;2. Division of Oncology, Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy;3. Department of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada;4. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;5. Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany;6. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY;1. Department of Medicine, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, UK;2. School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK;3. Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons, Cooperstown, USA;4. Department of Cardiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;5. Department of Acute Medicine, North Western Deanery, UK;6. ACALM Study Unit in collaboration with Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK |
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| Abstract: | The significant disparities in health outcomes that exist among racial minorities in the United States are clearly evident in the HIV epidemic. HIV disproportionately affects minorities, African Americans in particular. Current treatment of HIV/AIDS is complicated by medical problems such as hepatitis, diabetes and dyslipidemia, which also disproportionately affect African Americans and can significantly impact the complexity of clinical care. In addition, untreated psychological problems such as depression and societal barriers to adequate medical care may decrease treatment adherence and increase HIV-related morbidity and mortality among African Americans. Consideration of these issues by healthcare providers is necessary to optimize care and improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV infection. |
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