TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of hospitalization for HIV-positive women and men drug users, 1996-2000
AU - Schoenbaum, Ellie E.
AU - Lo, Yungtai
AU - Floris-Moore, Michelle
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Objective: This study sought to determine whether health outcomes differed by gender in a cohort of African American, Hispanic American, and white drug users. Methods: The authors studied hospitalization rates and discharge diagnoses in the HERO Study, an ongoing prospective study of drug users that included HIV-positive and HIV-negative opiate users. The data are from 1996-2000, when highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was available. Results: Women had higher rates of hospitalization than men independent of HIV status, and there was no association between ethnicity and hospitalization. Being a woman was an independent risk factor for HIV and non-HIV-related hospitalization. Conclusion: Health disparities between men and women extend to HIV.
AB - Objective: This study sought to determine whether health outcomes differed by gender in a cohort of African American, Hispanic American, and white drug users. Methods: The authors studied hospitalization rates and discharge diagnoses in the HERO Study, an ongoing prospective study of drug users that included HIV-positive and HIV-negative opiate users. The data are from 1996-2000, when highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was available. Results: Women had higher rates of hospitalization than men independent of HIV status, and there was no association between ethnicity and hospitalization. Being a woman was an independent risk factor for HIV and non-HIV-related hospitalization. Conclusion: Health disparities between men and women extend to HIV.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12435828
AN - SCOPUS:0036432195
SN - 0033-3549
VL - 117
SP - S60-S66
JO - Public Health Reports
JF - Public Health Reports
IS - SUPPL. 1
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