Relationship between the use of hospital services and deprivation score of place of residence among HIV-positive individuals in the north west of England.
We used routine surveillance data to investigate whether deprivation relates to hospital admission in a HIV-positive population. HIV-positive individuals living in the poorest areas were more likely to have spent one or more nights in hospital for HIV-related care (adjusted odds ratio = 1.6, p = 0.009, after controlling for infection route, disease stage and demographic variables). This implies that healthcare networks in poorer areas may incur disproportionately greater costs.
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Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Castle House, North Street, Liverpool L3 2AY. p.a.cook@livjm.ac.uk
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D000328:Adult; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010343:Patient Admission; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics