Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Aug 2007
Multicenter StudyAssociation of race and gender with use of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals in the Southeastern United States.
Women and minorities continue to account for a higher proportion of AIDS incidence and mortality than their male and white counterparts. This study examined whether race and gender were associated with antiretroviral use among HIV-infected individuals in the southeastern US. ⋯ Efforts are needed to improve prompt access to advances in HIV therapeutics for women and minorities and to address continued disparities in HIV care by race and gender.