Healthcare Discrimination Experienced by Persons Living with HIV Is Still Common

Missed appointments and reduced adherence were more likely among PLWH who reported experiencing discrimination associated with a healthcare visit during the previous year.

Stigma and discrimination have been hallmarks of living with HIV from the beginning of the epidemic. Investigators for the Medical Monitoring Project measured the prevalence of self-reported healthcare discrimination in relation to demographic and clinical factors among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Using prevalence ratios, data from interviews and medical records in 3850 PLWH who had received HIV care during the preceding 12 months were evaluated to assess any experience of discrimination and its association with selected sociodemographic (gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, income/social class, homelessness, and injection drug use) and clinical characteristics (depression, anxiety, viral suppression, and retention in care).

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Healthcare Discrimination Experienced by Persons Living with HIV Is Still Common

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