HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested?

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AIDS,
Gender And Diversity,
HIV Virus,
Human Resources,
Women
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Overview: AIDS is currently among the ten leading causes of death for women of reproductive age and the leading cause of death for African American women between the ages of 25 and 34, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which advocates recommending and routinely providing testing and counseling in settings frequented by at-risk clients. Among a random sample of 460 homeless (sheltered) women and 438 women living in low-income housing housed women) in Los Angeles County, 83 percent reported that they had been tested for HIV at least once: 88 percent of sheltered women versus 80 percent of housed women.

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Format: PDF | Size: 121KB | Date: Feb 2005 | Pages: 3

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