title: Access to HIV services by the urban poor.
abstract: This paper examines the effect of HIV-health status and HIV-transmission mode on access to HIV-related services among African Americans, Hispanics and White HIV+ individuals. Data were collected from 169 African Americans, 72 Hispanics and 253 White HIV+ individuals seeking 8 social and 6 medical HIV services at 29 public and community-based organizations in Houston, Texas. A total of 42 separate logistic regressions were estimated for each HIV service and for each race/ethnic group. The results showed significant differences in access to HIV social services based on HIV-transmission mode among the three race/ethnic groups, but no significant differences were found in access to medical services based on either HIV status or HIV-transmission mode among the three race/ethnic groups.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Systems Corporation, Houston, Texas 77027, USA. imontoya@affiliatedsystems.com
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Trevino
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kreitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D044469:Racial Groups; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D013781:Texas; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*