HIV-infected women in rural areas experience considerable barriers to treatment. Of 64 HIV-infected women in rural CA, 31.2% reported lack of transportation was a barrier to receiving care, and 32.8% reported physical health problems prevented travel to care.

Citation

Clea C. Sarnquist, Shila Soni, Helen Hwang, Barbara B. Topol, Salima Mutima & Yvonne A. Maldonado (2011) Rural HIV-infected women's access to medical care: ongoing needs in California, AIDS Care, 23:7, 792-796, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.516345


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CA

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