The Care of HIV-Infected Adults in the United States

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Authors

Samuel A. Bozzette · University of California, San Diego

Sandra H. Berry

Naihua Duan

Martin R. Frankel · National Opinion Research Center

Arleen Leibowitz · University of California, Los Angeles

Doris Lefkowitz · Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Carol‐Ann Emmons · National Opinion Research Center

J. Walton Senterfitt

Abstract

In this national survey we found that most HIV-infected adults who were receiving medical care had advanced disease. The patient population was disproportionately male, black, and poor. Many Americans with diagnosed or undiagnosed HIV infection are not receiving medical care at least as often as every six months. The total cost of medical care for HIV-infected Americans accounts for less than 1 percent of all direct personal health expenditures in the United States.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 339, Issue 26, pp. 1897-1904

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199812243392606

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