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Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Orcutt, Xavier (creator); Rana, Aadia (creator); Fizza, Gillani (creator)
Genre:: posters
Subject:: HIV infections; Homelessness; Public health

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Abstract:: Few studies have been designed specifically to examine the effect of housing status on CD4 counts, HIV-1 viral loads (VL), and retention to care. This study used surveillance data from The Miriam Hospital (TMH) Immunology Center Database to examine the relationship between housing and HIV-health outcomes among patients entering into care at TMH Immunology Center from Jan. 1, 2011 -- Dec. 31, 2015. The results demonstrated that unstable housing was associated with increased risk of: (1) low CD4 counts at entry; (2) unsuppressed end of year HIV-1 VL; and (3) lower retention to care. These findings persisted after adjusting for potential confounding demographic variables. In addition, the transition from unstable to stable housing was associated with higher odds of HIV-1 suppression and retention to care.
Notes:: Scholarly concentration: Biomedical Informatics

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Orcutt, Xavier, Rana, Aadia, and Fizza, Gillani, "Evaluating the effects of housing status on viral suppression and retention to care among HIV-infected patients" (2016). Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:697368/

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Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium

The Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium is an annual event at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University that provides Year II medical students a venue to present their summer research in a poster format. Participation in the Symposium …
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Evaluating the effects of housing status on viral suppression and retention to care among HIV-infected patients