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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 2/2013

01-10-2013 | Original Paper

Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail

Authors: Chyvette T. Williams, Seijeoung Kim, Jaimie Meyer, Anne Spaulding, Paul Teixeira, Ann Avery, Kevin Moore, Frederick Altice, Dorothy Murphy-Swallow, Dominique Simon, Jeff Wickersham, Lawrence J. Ouellet

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

Women represent a significant and growing segment of jail detainees and persons living with HIV. This paper examines gender differences in health status, care and social service needs, and care engagement among jail releasees with HIV. Data are from 1,270 participants in the HRSA-funded Enhancing Linkages to HIV Primary Care and Social Services multisite demonstration project (EnhanceLink). Compared to men, more women reported homelessness, reduced adherence to prescribed ART, worse health, more severe substance use disorders, and more chronic health conditions. Men and women generally reported different needs post-release. As the number of expressed needs increased, women were more likely to drop out of care. Our findings suggest that effective and gender-specific strategies are required to identify needs, link services between jails and communities, and sustain retention of women with HIV in programs after release from criminal justice settings.
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Metadata
Title
Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail
Authors
Chyvette T. Williams
Seijeoung Kim
Jaimie Meyer
Anne Spaulding
Paul Teixeira
Ann Avery
Kevin Moore
Frederick Altice
Dorothy Murphy-Swallow
Dominique Simon
Jeff Wickersham
Lawrence J. Ouellet
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0391-y

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