Inequalities in HIV disease management and progression in migrants from Latin America and sub‐Saharan Africa living in Spain

• Published in: HIV medicine Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 273 - 283
• Main Authors: Monge, S, Alejos, B, Dronda, F, Del Romero, J, Iribarren, JA, Pulido, F, Rubio, R, Miró, JM, Gutierrez, F, Del Amo, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - ethnology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - immunology; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; antiretroviral therapy; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Coris; delayed diagnosis; Delayed Diagnosis - statistics & numerical data; Delivery of Health Care; Disease Progression; emigrants and immigrants; Female; Healthcare Disparities - ethnology; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data; highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; HIV Seropositivity - drug therapy; HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology; HIV Seropositivity - ethnology; HIV Seropositivity - immunology; Humans; Latin America - epidemiology; Male; Medication Adherence - ethnology; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Spain - epidemiology; Survival Analysis; Transients and Migrants; Tuberculosis - drug therapy; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - ethnology; Tuberculosis - immunology; Viral Load; Africa South of the Sahara; Latin America; Spain

Objectives The objective of the study was to analyse key HIV‐related outcomes in migrants originating from Latin America and the Spanish‐speaking Caribbean (LAC) or sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) living in Spain compared with native Spaniards (NSP). Methods The Cohort of the Spanish AIDS Research Network...