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Individual Level Factors Associated With Hiv Care Continuum Metrics Among Mash Cohort Participants From 2009-2014, Kristopher Myers
Individual Level Factors Associated With Hiv Care Continuum Metrics Among Mash Cohort Participants From 2009-2014, Kristopher Myers
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This dissertation assessed the following: 1) the individual-level factors’ individual, syndemic, and interactive associations with retention in HIV care; 2) the individual-level factors’ individual, syndemic, and interactive associations with adherence among retained persons; and 3) the individual-level factors’ individual, syndemic, and interactive associations with viral suppression among retained persons. In the first study, Non-Hispanic Black race/ethnicity was associated with improved retention (OR=2.44, 95%CI: 1.06–5.75, p≤0.05). “Black-Hispanic” and “Other” racial/ethnic identities were associated with increased retention among participants (OR=4.84, 95%CI: 1.16–25.79, p≤0.05 and OR=7.24, 95%CI: 1.54–54.05p≤0.05, respectively). The interaction between depressive symptoms and alcohol use disorder was significantly and negatively associated …