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.

Author Details

Ashley Anderson, BSN, RN; Marcia Holstad, PhD; Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, PhD -- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Regine Haardoerfer, PhD, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Minh Nguyen, MD, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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

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.