title: A Comprehensive Approach to Risk Reduction for Asian and Pacific Islander American Women With HIV/AIDS.
abstract: As HIV incidence rises globally, Asian and Pacific Islander communities are increasingly affected. While often overlooked, Asian and Pacific Islander American women have shown the greatest percentage increase in HIV diagnosis rates. The development of a multilevel and multistrategy approach to HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and treatment among Asian and Pacific Islander females requires health care providers to identify personal and cultural barriers to prevention and treatment and implement culturally sensitive and specific measures. The purpose of this article is to illuminate barriers to HIV-related prevention, treatment, and care among Asian and Pacific Islander American females and provide practical application-based suggestions for providers, which may enhance Asian and Pacific Islander female inclusion in comprehensive HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA todd.sabato@und.edu.
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sabato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D057545:Social Stigma; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Asian and Pacific Islander women; HIV/AIDS; prevention and treatment; transcultural health; women’s health