Using a Multisectoral Approach to Assess HIV/Aids Services in the Western Region of Puerto Rico

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ID11038403
AuthorsGloria Asencio Toro (Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.), Patricia Burns (0009-0002-3644-1601, Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.), Patricia J Burns (InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico), Daniel Pimentel (0000-0002-1105-4720, Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.), Daniel C Pimentel (InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico), Luis Raúl Sánchez Peraza (Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.), Carmen Rivera Lugo (0000-0002-3196-5062, Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue6
Pages995-1000
Publication date2006-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.071696
PMID16670220
PMCIDPMC1470611
OpenAlexW2112862248
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico assessed services available to people living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Puerto Rico. Participants were 212 people living with HIV/AIDS and 116 employees from 6 agencies providing HIV/AIDS services in the region. Two main findings were that depression symptoms were present in 98.1% of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 7 of the 15 municipalities in the region did not provide any specific services to this population. Most urgent needs identified by people living with HIV/AIDS were economic support, housing, mental and psychological services, medicines, medical treatment, and transportation. The Enhancing Care Initiative provides an example of a successful multisectoral, multidimensional volunteer team effectively overcoming challenges while translating research into interventions to enhance HIV/AIDS care

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Gerontology

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