Engaging African and Caribbean Immigrants in HIV Testing and Care in a Large US City: Lessons Learned from the African Diaspora Health Initiative
| Autor: | Sophia Bessias, Arraina Green, Rahab Wahome, Djalika S. Goines, Voffee Jabateh, Helena Kwakwa, Timothy P. Flanigan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Ethnic group Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Black People Emigrants and Immigrants HIV Infections Hiv testing medicine.disease_cause Diaspora 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution Caribbean region Ethnicity Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Distribution media_common 030505 public health Descriptive statistics Traditional medicine business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged United States Caribbean Region Family medicine Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of immigrant and minority health. 19(4) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Popis: | The lifting in 2010 of the HIV entry ban eliminated an access point for HIV testing of the foreign-born. The African Diaspora Health Initiative (ADHI) was developed to examine alternative pathways to testing for African and Caribbean persons. The ADHI consists of Clinics Without Walls (CWW) held in community settings. HIV testing is offered to participants along with hypertension and diabetes screening. A survey is administered to participants. Descriptive data were analyzed using SAS 9.2. Between 2011 and 2015, 4152 African and Caribbean individuals participated in 352 CWW. Participants were mostly (67.7 %) African. HIV rates were lowest in Caribbean women (0.4 %) and highest in Caribbean men (8.4 %). Efforts to engage African and Caribbean communities in HIV testing are important given the elimination of the HIV entry ban and continued immigration to the US from areas of higher prevalence. The ADHI offers a successful model of engagement. |
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