Location of HIV diagnosis impacts linkage to medical care.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2015
Abstract
: We evaluated 1359 adults newly diagnosed with HIV in Philadelphia in 2010-2011 to determine if diagnosis site (medical clinic, inpatient setting, counseling and testing center (CTC), and correctional facility) impacted time to linkage to care (difference between date of diagnosis and first CD4/viral load). A total of 1093 patients (80%) linked to care: 86% diagnosed in medical clinics, 75% in inpatient settings, 62% in CTCs, and 44% in correctional facilities. Adjusting for other factors, diagnosis in inpatient settings, CTCs, and correctional facilities resulted in a 33% (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.77; 95% confidence interval: 0.64 to 0.92), 46% (0.56; 0.42-0.72), and 75% (0.25; 0.18-0.35) decrease in the probability of linkage compared with medical clinics, respectively.
Volume
68
Issue
3
First Page
304
Last Page
309
ISSN
1944-7884
Published In/Presented At
Yehia, B. R., Ketner, E., Momplaisir, F., Stephens-Shields, A. J., Dowshen, N., Eberhart, M. G., & Brady, K. A. (2015). Location of HIV diagnosis impacts linkage to medical care. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 68(3), 304–309. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000459
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
25469529
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article