Drenna Waldrop?Valverde|Chandra Y. Osborn|Allan Rodríguez|Russell L. Rothman|Mahendra Kumar|Deborah L. Jones
Numeracy Skills Explain Racial Differences in HIV Medication Management
University of Miami|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|University of Miami|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|University of Miami|University of Miami
racial disparities hivaids well established efforts understand key factors may explain differences needed recent evidence suggests health literacy may contribute disparities health behaviors among african american hiv patients one component health literacy numeracy emerging important skill successful self management medications therefore tested whether numeracy mediated effects race medication management among hiv seropositive patients results showed poor management simulated hiv medication regimen among african americans women mediated lower numeracy poor medication selfmanagement may significant root cause health disparities african americans hivaids whether african american women may particular risk requires study interventions improve hiv medication selfmanagement addressing numeracy skills may help narrow gap health disparities among african americans hivaids