Journal article
Socioeconomic Differences Among People with AIDS: Results from a Multistate Surveillance Project
American journal of preventive medicine, v 10(4), pp 217-222
01 Jul 1994
PMID: 7803064
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Abstract
To characterize the socioeconomic status of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 11 U.S. state and city health departments interviewed 2,898 persons ≥18 years of age reported with AIDS between June 1, 1990, and January 31, 1993. Among men who have sex with men, white men reported the lowest percentage (9%), and Central/South American and Mexican men (40%) reported the highest percent¬ages not completing 12 years of school. Among intravenous drug users (IDUs), 35% of white men, 64% of black men, 67% of Puerto Rican men, 29% of white women, and 63% of black women had not completed 12 years of school. Overall, 77% of the men and 90% of the women were unemployed; we also found racial/ethnic differences by employment but to a lesser degree than differences in education. Among women, but not among men, differences in household income by race and ethnicity were marked; 76% of white and 91% of black female IDUs reported a household income of $10,000. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention programs must be targeted toward the educational level of the populations served, and HIV services must adapt to the financial circumstances of their clientele. [Am J Prev Med 1994;10:217–22]
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- Title
- Socioeconomic Differences Among People with AIDS: Results from a Multistate Surveillance Project
- Creators
- Theresa Diaz - National Center for Infectious DiseasesSusan Y. Chu - National Center for Infectious DiseasesJames W. Buehler - National Center for Infectious DiseasesDenise Boyd - Arizona Department of Health ServicesPatricia J. Checko - Oklahoma State Department of HealthLisa Conti - Florida Department of HealthArthur J. Davidson - Denver Public HealthPat Hermann - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlMary Herr - Delaware Division of Public HealthAnna Levy - New Mexico Department of HealthAnne Shields - Washington State Department of HealthFrank Sorvillo - Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthEve Mokotoff - Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesBruce Whyte - Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesBradley S. Hersh - The International Health Program Office, Adanta, Georgia
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, v 10(4), pp 217-222
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1994PH87700006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0028128544
- Other Identifier
- 991021895788104721
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