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Correlates of Retention in HIV Care After Release from Jail: Results from a Multi-site Study.

TitleCorrelates of Retention in HIV Care After Release from Jail: Results from a Multi-site Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsAlthoff, Amy L., Alexei Zelenev, Jaimie P. Meyer, Jeannia Fu, Shan-Estelle Brown, Panagiotis Vagenas, Ann K. Avery, Jacqueline Cruzado-Quiñones, Anne C. Spaulding, and Frederick L. Altice
JournalAIDS and behavior
Date Published2012 Nov 18
ISSN1573-3254
AbstractRetention in care is key to effective HIV treatment, but half of PLWHA in the US are continuously engaged in care. Incarcerated individuals are an especially challenging population to retain, and empiric data specific to jail detainees is lacking. We prospectively evaluated correlates of retention in care for 867 HIV-infected jail detainees enrolled in a 10-site demonstration project. Sustained retention in care was defined as having a clinic visit during each quarter in the 6 month post-release period. The following were independently associated with retention: being male (AOR = 2.10, p ≤ 0.01), heroin use (AOR 1.49, p = 0.04), having an HIV provider (AOR 1.67, p = 0.02), and receipt of services: discharge planning (AOR 1.50, p = 0.02) and disease management session (AOR 2.25, p ≤ 0.01) during incarceration; needs assessment (AOR 1.59, p = 0.02), HIV education (AOR 2.03, p ≤ 0.01), and transportation assistance (AOR 1.54, p = 0.02) after release. Provision of education and case management services improve retention in HIV care after release from jail.
DOI10.7326/0003-4819-158-2-201301150-00002
Alternate JournalAIDS Behav

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