Session: HIV/AIDS Care And Treatment Issues Among Women

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4229.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral

HIV/AIDS Care And Treatment Issues Among Women

Gender plays a significant role in the experience of HIV/AIDS-affected populations. This session will discuss HIV and AIDS-related issues as they specifically affect women in the United States.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Identify 3 factors that influence the provision of HIV-related care specific to women. 2. Discuss 4 factors related to treatment adherence among HIV-infected women.

Moderator(s):

Helen Loewenthal, MSW

2:30 PM

Physical functioning in HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study

Arpi Terzian, Susan Holman, Niyati Anan Nathwani, Esther Robison, Kathleen Weber, Mary Young, Stephen J. Gange, PhD

2:50 PM

Factors associated with trust among HIV+ women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)

Amy L. Boore, MPH, Elizabeth T. Golub, PhD, Chinazo Cunningham, MD, Tracey Wilson, PhD, Stephen J. Gange, PhD

3:10 PM

Predictors of HAART non-adherence among HIV positive women in two Southern states

Nicola Christofides, MPH, Ralph DiClemente, PhD, Gina Wingood, MPH ScD, Delia Lang, MPH PhD, Lara DePadilla, MS, Kristin Dunkle, MPH PhD

3:30 PM

Complementary and alternative medicine use decreases adherence to antiretrovirals in HIV-positive women
Ashli Owen-Smith, MS, Ralph DiClemente, PhD, Gina Wingood, MPH ScD, Delia Lang, MPH PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by:

HIV/AIDS

Endorsed by:

Maternal and Child Health; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus

CE Credits:

CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA