Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2012)

Comparison of Late HIV Diagnosis as a Marker of Care for Aboriginal Versus Non-Aboriginal People Living with HIV in Ontario

  • Denise Jaworsky,
  • LaVerne Monette,
  • Janet Raboud,
  • Doe O’Brien-Teengs,
  • Christina Diong,
  • Sandra Blitz,
  • Sean B Rourke,
  • Mona R Loutfy,
  • OHTN Cohort Study Team

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/930289
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. e96 – e102

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Studies have found that Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS (APHAs) are more likely than non-APHAs to receive suboptimal HIV care, yet achieve similar clinical outcomes with proper care.