Measuring Unmet Needs among Persons Living with HIV at Different Stages of the Care Continuum

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作者：

Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Meredith Haddix

Anya Agopian

Hannah Yellin

Farah Mouhanna

Hibo Abdi

Kerri Dorsey

James Peterson

Michael Kharfen

Amanda D. Castel

机构：

[1] University of Maryland,Department of Anthropology

[2] The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health,District of Columbia Department of Health HIV/AIDS

[3] Emory University Rollins School of Public Health,Department of Epidemiology

[4] Hepatitis,undefined

[5] STD,undefined

[6] and TB Administration,undefined

[7] The Milken Institute School of Public Health,undefined

来源：

AIDS and Behavior | 2021年 / 25卷

关键词：

HIV; Engagement in care; Unmet needs; Continuum of care;

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摘要：

Unmet needs can impede optimal care engagement, impacting the health and well-being of people living with HIV (PLWH); yet, whether unmet needs differ by care engagement status is not well understood. Using surveys and qualitative interviews, we examined and compared unmet needs for PLWH (n = 172) at different levels of care engagement. Unmet needs varied only slightly by care status. Survey findings revealed that provision of housing, emergency financial assistance, employment assistance, and food security were the greatest unmet need; for those in care, housing was the greatest unmet need, whereas for those sporadically in care or out of care, employment assistance was the greatest unmet needs. Qualitative interviews likewise illustrated that a lack of financial resources including insurance, housing, employment, and transportation presented barriers to care engagement across all care groups. Our findings indicate that unmet needs among PLWH are complex and multi-faceted across care engagement status.

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