Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Elena Pavlova-McCalla

Publications

• Review Article
  Socioeconomic Status and Survival of People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection before and after the Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Literature Review
  Author(s): Elena Pavlova-McCalla, Mary Jo Trepka, Gilbert Ramirez and Theophile NiyonsengaElena Pavlova-McCalla, Mary Jo Trepka, Gilbert Ramirez and Theophile Niyonsenga
  
  Background: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome-associated mortality contributes considerably to overall mortality rates among adults in the United States. The purpose of this review is to systematically examine conceptual approaches that have been used to evaluate the association between socioeconomic status of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus and their survival and summarize existing evidence regarding the association between socioeconomic status and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome. Methods: We systematically retrieved neighborhood and individual-level studies of acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome-related or all-cause mortality among patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus that reported original data and analyzed socioeconomic status as a predict.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000163

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