The Unchecked HIV/AIDS Crisis in Mississippi
| Autor: | Susan Hrostowski, Alexandria Camp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Social stigma Population Social Stigma Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Public policy medicine.disease_cause Health Services Accessibility Young Adult Mississippi Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires Health care HIV Seropositivity Medicine Humans Healthcare Disparities education Poverty Aged Community and Home Care education.field_of_study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Medically Uninsured business.industry Medicaid Mortality rate Health Policy Politics Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Black or African American Psychiatry and Mental health Female Rural Health Services business Needs Assessment Demography |
| Zdroj: | Social work in health care. 54(5) |
| ISSN: | 1541-034X |
| Popis: | While the population of the southern United States is only 37% of the country's total, this region is experiencing 50% of new HIV diagnoses and 46% of new AIDS diagnoses. Specifically, Mississippi has the highest rates of new infection, the most AIDS deaths, the greatest number of people living with HIV/AIDS, and the fewest resources. Mississippi has the highest death rate in the country: 32.9 per 1,000. A Mississippian with HIV/AIDS is almost twice as likely to die as the average American with the virus (SHARP Report, 2010). Compounding the problem are government policy issues, such as disproportionate program funding; socio-economic issues, such as widespread poverty, housing insecurity, and the lack of access to care; and cultural issues, such as homophobia and social stigma. These factors are reflected in this study which examines the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in a southern, rural county of Mississippi. From a representative sample of 218 HIV positive individuals, researchers identified the levels of need for housing, transportation, medical care, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and education. The author discusses the reciprocal influences of these needs and HIV, the need for policy changes at the state and federal levels, and the need for resources that both support people living with HIV/AIDS and curb the rate of new infections. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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