Barriers to HIV testing in black immigrants to the US

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1052-1066

  Ojikutu, Bisola ^a,b,c   Nnaji, Chioma ^d   Sithole Berk, Juliet ^d   Bogart, Laura M ^b,e   Gona, Philimon ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^d Multicultural AIDS Coalition   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Black immigrants; Health care access; HIV; HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK PERSON; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIGRANT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906056043     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0141     Document Type: Article

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