AIDS Therapies

Studies Focus on Treatment Efficacies in Women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 24th, 2000

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies revealed continued racial and gender disparities in access to the most effective therapies, and examined the contributing role stress may play in poor adherence among women.

CDC researchers presented their findings at a press briefing at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa.

In one study, women and African Americans were less likely to be prescribed HAART than white men. Another study found that women, particularly women who were depressed or dealing with issues such as job loss, family illness, and other stressful events, were less able to adhere to HAART regimens,...

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