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Challenges to meeting the HIV care needs of older adults in the rural South

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ID21258271
AuthorsK G Quinn (0000-0003-0613-327X, Medical College of Wisconsin, corresponding author), Steven A John (0000-0002-1316-3920, Medical College of Wisconsin), Sabina Hirshfield (0000-0002-2649-469X, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University), O Algiers (Medical College of Wisconsin), Andrew M O’Neil (0000-0001-7449-1074, Medical College of Wisconsin), A O'Neil, Andrew E Petroll (0000-0003-3324-1452, Medical College of Wisconsin), Jennifer L Walsh (0000-0002-6756-3700, Medical College of Wisconsin)
Year2022
Volume2
Pages100113
Publication date2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSSM - Qualitative Research in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2667-3215 • E-ISSN: 2667-3215
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100113
PMID36620181
OpenAlexW4281801829
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited39

People living with HIV in rural parts of the Southern United States face poor outcomes along the HIV care continuum. Additionally, over half of people with diagnosed HIV are age 50 and older. Older adults living with HIV in the rural South often have complex health and social needs associated with HIV, aging, and the rural environment. Research is needed to understand what support organizations and clinics need in providing care to this population. This qualitative study examines the challenges health and social service providers face in caring for older patients living with HIV. In 2020-2021, we interviewed 27 key informants who work in organizations that provide care to older adults with HIV in the seven states with high rural HIV burden: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. Our findings highlight how racism and poverty; culture, politics, and religion; and a lack of healthcare infrastructure collectively shape access to HIV care for older adults in the South. Rural health and social service providers need structural-level changes to improve their care and services

Economic growth · Family medicine · Health care · Poverty · Qualitative research · Rural area · Sociology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Social Work · Gerontology

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