Transcript Health Disparities: HIV/AIDS within the African American Community

HEALTH DISPARITIES: HIV/AIDS WITHIN THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS
COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION IN
MASSACHUSETTS
THALITA BORGES, GABRIELA GARCIA,
KIMBERLY GERMAIN, HADIYA WILLIAMS
WHAT IS HIV?
HIV Stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A. A virus with no cure
B. A virus that gradually attacks the immune system by
destroying a type of white blood cell, CD4 Cells (T-Helper Cells)
C. If left untreated, it can attack cells leaving the body unable to
fight off infection and disease
D. All of the above
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WHAT IS AIDS?
AIDS Stands for Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Advanced HIV Infection
- CD4 Cell Count Drops Below 200 Cells/Milliliter of Blood
- Could Lead to Death
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WHAT IS A HEALTH DISPARITY?
“The differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that
exist among specific population groups in the United States.”
-The National Institute of Health
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WHY IS HIV/AIDS A HEALTH DISPARITY IN
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MASSACHUSETTS?
- Incarceration
- Higher Prevalence of STD
- Access to Care
- Socioeconomic Status
- Stigma
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MASSACHUSETTS DEMOGRAPHICS
2012
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HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS BY
RACE/ETHNICITY
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White Population
Black Population
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GENERAL STATISTICS REGARDING HIV/AIDS
PREVALENCE IN BLACK PEOPLE IN MA
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HIGHER PREVALENCE OF STDS
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Drug Treatment Programs
Comfort
Socioeconomic Status
Location
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WHERE DO PEOPLE GO TO GET TREATMENT?
-Not all areas have accessible HIV/AIDS Care Center
-Hyde Park
-34 % African American
-No treatment facility
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WHAT IS A SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS?
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS REFLECTS THE SOCIAL STANDING OR CLASS OF AN INDIVIDUAL
OR GROUP. IT IS MEASURED BY INCOME, EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION.
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EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
-AFFORDING HEALTH INSURANCE
-ACCESS TO EDUCATION
-DISTANCE FROM HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
-CORRELATION BETWEEN LOW SES AND EARLIER DEATH FROM HIV/AIDS
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STIGMAS
-Injection Drug Use
-Homosexuality
-Denial
-Prisons
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INCARCERATION
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CONCLUSIONS
- African Americans suffer from the largest HIV/AIDS Health
Disparity in Massachusetts
- Many factors contribute to HIV/AIDS being one of the most
prevalent disparity in African Americans in Massachusetts
- We Need to focus on these issues
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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE?
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4 CLASSES OF ANTIRETROVIRAL
DRUGS
28 DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF
ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES
CLINICAL TRIALS
LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY
WHAT CAN WE DO?
-TREAT DRUG ABUSE DIFFERENTLY
-ACKNOWLEDGE MULTIPLE
COMORBIDITIES
-COMPREHENSIVE CARE
-PROACTIVELY ADVOCATE
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HIV/AIDS. (N.D.). RETRIEVED JUNE 16, 2016, FROM HTTP://KFF.ORG/STATE-CATEGORY/HIVAIDS/
MASSACHUSETTS - AIDSVU. (2012). RETRIEVED JUNE 16, 2016, FROM
HTTP://AIDSVU.ORG/STATE/MASSACHUSETTS/
THE ROLE OF STD PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN HIV PREVENTION. (2010, APRIL). RETRIEVED JUNE 16,
2017, FROM HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/STD/HIV/STDS-AND-HIV-FACT-SHEET-PRESS.PDF
POPULATION ESTIMATES, JULY 1, 2015, (V2015). (2014). RETRIEVED JUNE 16, 2016, FROM
HTTPS://WWW.CENSUS.GOV/QUICKFACTS/TABLE/PST045215/25
SATCHER, D., PAMIES, R. J., & WOELFL, N. N. (2006). MULTICULTURAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. NEW
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SKALA, L. (2014, MAY 28). BREAKING DOWN MASS INCARCERATION IN THE 2010 CENSUS: STATE BY STATE
INCARCERATION RATES BY RACE/ETHNICITY. RETRIEVED JUNE 16, 2016, FROM
HTTP://WWW.PRISONPOLICY.ORG/REPORTS/RATES.HTML
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