Movement patterns of persons with HIV receiving treatment in public clinics in the Southern Health Region, Puerto Rico.
Hisp J Behav Sci
; 18(3): 407-14, 1996 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12320748
PIP: A survey conducted among 187 HIV-infected patients from publicly supported HIV clinics in the Puerto Rican Southern Health Region (SHR) failed to substantiate health planners' concern that this group travels frequently to the US to receive medical services. Respondents were questioned about all places of residence and all sites of HIV treatment in the past 12 months. Movement was defined as being anywhere outside of the SHR for 2 weeks or longer. 7% of the sample had moved at least once in the past year; 4% had moved outside the SHR but within Puerto Rico, while 3% had been in the continental US. Compared to the heterosexual risk group, intravenous drug users and men who have sex with men were 7-8 times more likely to have moved. The attainment of at least a high school education was also significantly and independently associated with increased probability of movement. Medical care was not identified by any of these respondents as the primary reason for travel. 58% indicated they were in their current place of residence to be near family, friends, and relatives. Both the small sample size and the low socioeconomic status of respondents may have limited the ability of this study to identify the so-called "air bridge," however.^ieng
Palavras-chave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Americas; Behavior; Caribbean; Developing Countries; Diseases; Geographic Factors; Hiv Infections; Latin America; North America; Population; Puerto Rico; Research Methodology; Research Report; Residence Characteristics; Residential Mobility; Sampling Studies; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Surveys; Travel And Tourism; Treatment; Viral Diseases
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapêutica
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Infecções por HIV
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Coleta de Dados
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hisp J Behav Sci
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos