Robert Walker|Judy H. Hong|David C. Talavera|Marizela Verduzco|Steven Paul Woods
Health literacy and current CD4 cell count in a multiethnic U.S. sample of adults living with HIV infection
University of Houston|University of Houston|University of Houston|Neurobehavioral Research (United States)|University of California, San Diego|University of Houston
hispanic black adults disproportionately affected hiv experience poorer hivrelated health outcomes relative nonhispanic white adults current study adopted srensens integrated model test hypothesis lower functional critical health literacy competencies contribute poorer hivrelated health cd4 cell count hispanic black individuals eightyone nonhispanic white hispanic black hiv seropositive individuals large southwestern metropolitan area administered measures health literacy including expanded numeracy scale newest vital sign rapid estimate adult literacy medicine test functional health literacy tohflanumeracy tohflareading hispanic black individuals demonstrated less hiv knowledge nonhispanic white individuals black participants demonstrated fewer health literacy appraisal skills importantly lower levels health literacy linked poorer cd4 cell count index immune functioning hispanic black individuals nonhispanic white individuals findings suggest race group differences health literacy current cd4 cell count specific dimensions low health literacy eg poorer judgment healthrelated information presumed deficits eg motivation access play important role clinical health outcomes hiv