TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV/AIDS Disparities
T2 - The mounting epidemic plaguing US blacks
AU - Oramasionwu, Christine U.
AU - Brown, Carolyn M.
AU - Ryan, Laurajo
AU - Lawson, Kenneth A.
AU - Hunter, Jonathan M.
AU - Frei, Christopher R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding/Support: Funding for this project was provided in part by the National Institutes of Health loan repayment program and a graduate fellowship from The University of Texas at Austin, both granted to Dr Oramasionwu. This project was also supported by faculty start-up funds from The University of Texas at Austin, awarded to Dr Frei.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic presents a formidable challenge for the black community. Blacks, although a small proportion of the US population, are over-represented, not only in the number of people living with HIV, but also in the categories of new diagnoses and AIDS-related deaths. Fortunately, national initiatives are in place to slow and ultimately reverse these racial inequities. While these disparities may be widely recognized, their causes are not clearly understood. A variety of underlying issues exist for blacks in the United States that may also contribute to these growing disparities. These include transmission risk factors, socioeconomic factors, underrecognition, delayed presentation, and other comorbid conditions. We present a review of the literature regarding the potential causes of racial disparities and how they may contribute to health outcomes for blacks with HIV/AIDS in the United States. We also identify possible gaps in knowledge and offer future directions for research of HIV/AIDS racial disparities.
AB - The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic presents a formidable challenge for the black community. Blacks, although a small proportion of the US population, are over-represented, not only in the number of people living with HIV, but also in the categories of new diagnoses and AIDS-related deaths. Fortunately, national initiatives are in place to slow and ultimately reverse these racial inequities. While these disparities may be widely recognized, their causes are not clearly understood. A variety of underlying issues exist for blacks in the United States that may also contribute to these growing disparities. These include transmission risk factors, socioeconomic factors, underrecognition, delayed presentation, and other comorbid conditions. We present a review of the literature regarding the potential causes of racial disparities and how they may contribute to health outcomes for blacks with HIV/AIDS in the United States. We also identify possible gaps in knowledge and offer future directions for research of HIV/AIDS racial disparities.
KW - African Americans
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Racial disparities
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U2 - 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31130-5
DO - 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31130-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 20070007
AN - SCOPUS:75149183173
SN - 1943-4693
VL - 101
SP - 1196
EP - 1204
JO - Journal of the National Medical Association
JF - Journal of the National Medical Association
IS - 12
ER -