title: Health and cultural determinants of voluntary HIV testing and counseling among middle-aged and older Latina women.
abstract: The rate of cases of HIV/AIDS in older people is increasing; indeed one out of every four people with HIV/AIDS is over age 50. This study describes the correlates of HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) using structural equation modeling techniques for a sample of 135 middle-aged and middle-aged and older Latinas in South Florida. Over 60% of participants had been tested for HIV. Provider endorsement was found to be the strongest predictor of VCT (odds ratio [OR] = 6. 38), followed by having a clinic as a regular source of healthcare (OR = 3.88). Social work implications are provided.
authors.affiliation: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. shelley.craig@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Shelley L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Beaulaurier
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De La Rosa
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D037001:Directive Counseling; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic