Women from afar: an observational study of demographic characteristics and mortality among foreign-born women living with HIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) in the United States 1994-2016.
Adebola A AdedimejiQiuhu ShiLisa HaddadSusan HolmanAndrew EdmondsKathleen WeberSeble KassayeRoksana KarimHector BolivarMichael ReidMirjam-Colette KempfElizabeth GolubDonald R HooverKathryn AnastosPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Foreign-born WLWH exhibited demographic, clinical and immunological characteristics that are significantly different compared with women born in the US or US territory. After adjusting for these characteristics, the FB WLWH had a significantly lower hazard of non-AIDS but not AIDS mortality compared to women born in the US or a US territory. These findings of non-increased mortality can help inform models of care to optimize treatment outcomes among FBWLWH in the United States.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- antiretroviral therapy
- gestational age
- cardiovascular events
- healthcare
- breast cancer risk
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- palliative care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- insulin resistance
- cardiovascular disease
- hepatitis c virus
- adipose tissue
- preterm infants
- pregnant women
- pain management
- skeletal muscle
- smoking cessation