Abstract
Low health literacy and poor retention in HIV care may contribute to the morbidity and mortality of HIV among African Americans. Findings from this study suggest causal pathways between retention in care and health literacy among racially disparate HIV populations.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Epsilon
Lead Author Affiliation
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, Health Disparities, Retention in Care
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Ashley; Haardoerfer, Regine; Holstad, Marcia; Nguyen, Minh; and Waldrop-Valverde, Drenna, "Path analysis of health literacy and retention in care among African Americans living with HIV" (2019). INRC (Congress). 275.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/posters_2019/275
Conference Name
30th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Year
2019
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Path analysis of health literacy and retention in care among African Americans living with HIV
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Low health literacy and poor retention in HIV care may contribute to the morbidity and mortality of HIV among African Americans. Findings from this study suggest causal pathways between retention in care and health literacy among racially disparate HIV populations.