Social Actors Fight the Rising Tide of HIV in U.S. Southern Poor

Authors

Courtenay Sprague, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Sara E. Simon, University of Massachusetts Boston

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Publication Date

7-2014

Abstract

The greatest number of persons living with HIV in the United States are now living in the South, and they face poorer health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths as compared to the rest of the country. The southern United States has a disproportionate share of low-income individuals, with many lacking access to health care and health insurance. Health facilities are also comparatively fewer and more difficult to reach than in other areas of the United States. The impacts of this already poor health infrastructure on low-income people living with HIV in the South can be life-threatening.

This policy brief summarizes key findings and recommendations based on qualitative research carried out in 2012 by HIV researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Comments

http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/13/1/28

Recommended Citation

Sprague, Courtenay and Simon, Sara E., "Social Actors Fight the Rising Tide of HIV in U.S. Southern Poor" (2014). Center for Peace, Democracy and Development Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cpdd_pubs/1