SMJ articles in the category "HIV epidemiology"

Original Article

Rural-Urban Differences in HIV Viral Loads and Progression to AIDS among New HIV Cases

Objective: The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic in the United States has shifted to the South, where an increasing proportion is occurring in rural areas. We sought to gain a better understanding of the affected rural population in this region. Methods: The statewide HIV/AIDS Electronic Reporting System database…

Posted in: HIV epidemiology 2

Original Article

Differences in the Pre- and Post-Katrina New Orleans HIV Outpatient Clinic Population: Who Has Returned?

Background: Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area and dispersed the patient population of the HIV Outpatient Program (HOP) clinic of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO). Patients began returning to care following the clinic’s reopening in a temporary location in November 2005. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses were…

Posted in: access to care 5 HIV epidemiology 2 Hurricane Katrina 3
SMA Menu