Examining engagement in care of women living with HIV in South India

Bibliographic Data

ID15217294
AuthorsSunil Chandy (0000-0002-1433-8120, Department of Medicine, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India, corresponding author), Elsa Heylen (0000-0002-0518-5804, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;), B N Ravikumar (Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Bangalore, India;), Maria L Ekstrand (0000-0001-7587-2899, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;)
Year2019
Volume41
Issue5
Pages553-566
Publication date2019-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2019.1623799
PMID31242078
OpenAlexW2955469169
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited33

HIV seropositive adherence-challenged women, who reported being on ART for at least four months were interviewed. Data on healthcare history, anti-retroviral therapy, clinic visits, doctor communication, disclosure and fear of stigma were collected. Better engagement in care was significantly more likely among older women, ≥ 10 years of education, higher income, HIV status disclosure to family, with higher community stigma fears and fewer healthcare access barriers. To promote retention, women may be encouraged to consider disclosing their HIV serostatus to supportive household members. A variety of possible interventions to overcome the prevalent barriers to care are provided

Family medicine · Health care · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Serostatus · Stigma (botany · Viral load · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology