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Date: Mar 2018
Reports on an investigation by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources that began with 10 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection identified in 3 counties during January-July 2017. Describes how the investigation broadened to 15 counties based on injection drug use and sexual contacts. Identifies risk reduction and treatment options available in these counties and discusses strategies undertaken to limit further transmission of HIV.
...HIV. --- Notes from the Field: HIV Infection Investigation in a Rural Area — West Virginia, 2017 Link...
Date: Apr 2021
Examines the relationship of registration and utilization of the Veteran Health Administration's (VHA) personal health record - My HealtheVet (MHV) - by a national cohort of veterans registered in MHV and who, prior to their registration, were diagnosed with HIV. Comparisons were made with veterans living with HIV who were not registered. Differences in registration and utilization were analyzed by age, sex, rurality, housing status, and behavior health.
...HIV. Comparisons were made with veterans living with HIV who were not registered. Differences in registration...
Date: Jan 2015
Study of rural and urban clinics examining HIV-infected women of color reporting unhealthy days, limits in activity when entering or re-entering HIV care, and an analysis of demographic and clinical variables associated with limits in activity. Includes demographic information for rural and urban women by activity limits and clinical characteristics.
...HIV-Infected Women Entering Care: Baseline Medical Findings from the Women of Color Initiative --- Study...
Date: Sep 2018
Provides an overview of a pilot test of a faith-based intervention to address HIV-related stigma in rural Alabama. Discusses the factors that contribute to HIV stigma among African-Americans in the South.
...HIV-related stigma in rural Alabama. Discusses the factors that contribute to HIV stigma among...
Date: Jan 2013
Reports the results of a study examining the use of raltegravir, the first HIV integrase inhibitor, in Veterans Affairs (VA) patients. Provides rural versus urban participant characteristic statistics by AIDS defining illness, substance abuse, and more. Includes a discussion of barriers to new forms of HIV treatment for rural residents, such as geographic distance, transportation, and limited access to specialists in the field.
...HIV Therapy in a National, Equal-Access Healthcare System --- Reports the results of a study...
Date: Mar 2015
Examines HIV risk behaviors and mental health conditions through face-to-face interviews with 136 women incarcerated in three rural Kentucky county jails within Appalachia. Includes data and statistics on substance use and HIV risk behaviors for women with anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
...HIV Risk Behavior among Drug-Using Rural Women in Jail --- Examines HIV risk behaviors and mental...
Date: Dec 2021
Infographic describing challenges related to HIV screening and care in rural areas. Highlights strategies to address barriers to care, including telehealth HIV care delivery, investing in transportation initiatives, and minimizing stigma and denial.
...HIV (PWH) in Rural United States --- Infographic describing challenges related to HIV screening and care...
Date: 2015
Seeks to inform HIV intervention and prevention activities by examining how post-traumatic stress disorder, binge drinking, and HIV sexual risk behavior relate to one another among Native American women.
...HIV Risk Behaviors among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native Women --- Seeks to inform HIV intervention and prevention...
Date: Sep 2015
Examines disparities as well as individual and neighborhood predictors of mortality in HIV-positive Latinos with a history of injection drug use (IDU) in Florida. Provides demographic and other information on individuals age 13 and older diagnosed with HIV, with data for those with and without a history of IDU. Offers zip code-level characteristics, including rural/urban location. Includes implications for targeting prevention strategies in rural areas.
...HIV-Positive Latinos with History of Injection Drug Use, Florida, 2000–2011 --- Examines disparities as well...
Date: 2011
Compares HIV testing rates in rural and urban populations in the United States, with information sorted by sex, region, and type of HIV testing site.
...HIV testing site. --- Frequency of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing in Urban Vs. Rural Areas...