Peter F. Rebeiro|Tristan D McPherson|Kathryn Goggins|Megan Turner|Sally Bebawy|William B. Rogers|Lauren Brinkley?Rubinstein|Anna K. Person|Timothy R. Sterling|Sunil Kripalani|April C Pettit
Health Literacy and Demographic Disparities in HIV Care Continuum Outcomes
Vanderbilt University|Columbia University Irving Medical Center|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Indiana University Bloomington|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University
studies evaluating association human immunodeficiency virus hiv infection continuum care outcomes antiretroviral art adherence retention care viral suppression health literacy yielded conflicting results moreover studies southern united states region country disproportionately affected hiv epidemic low health literacy lacking conducted observational cohort study among 575 people living hiv plwh vanderbilt comprehensive care clinic nashville tennessee health literacy measured using brief health literacy screen short tool administered verbally trained clinical personnel low health literacy associated lack viral suppression poor art adherence poor retention age racial disparities continuum care outcomes persisted accounting health literacy suggesting factors addition health literacy must addressed order improve outcomes plwh