Study to look at health care system trust among Hispanics with HIV
August 14th, 2008 | by admin |
Healthcare News
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in September will begin a two-year study to determine whether a lack of trust of the U.S. medical system is a factor behind a higher mortality rate among Hispanics with HIV/AIDS, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
Previous research has found that a number of factors — including low incomes, a lack of health insurance and preventive care, and communication barriers — affect Hispanics’ health outcomes.
The new study, funded by the Foundation for AIDS Research, seeks to enroll 200 Hispanics and look at factors affecting the attitudes and opinions of the group about the health care system. Study participants either will be currently living with HIV/AIDS and receiving medical care or living with the virus without any medical care. Hispanics who do not have HIV but are at high risk for the virus based width=396 align=left vspace=5 border=0>This article is republished with kind permission from our friends at The Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery of in-depth coverage of health policy developments, debates and discussions. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for Kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Copyright 2008 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.
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