Rural Residence Is Associated With Delayed Care Entry and Increased Mortality Among Veterans With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Ohl M, Tate J, Duggal M, Skanderson M, Scotch M, Kaboli P, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Justice A. Rural Residence Is Associated With Delayed Care Entry and Increased Mortality Among Veterans With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Medical Care 2010, 48: 1064-1070. PMID: 20966783, PMCID: PMC3138500, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181ef60c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMaleOdds RatioPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRural Health ServicesRural PopulationSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusRural residenceCare entryHazard ratioHIV outcomesHIV severityRural personsVeterans AdministrationCombination antiretroviral therapy useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRural-Urban Commuting Area codesAdvanced HIV infectionAntiretroviral therapy useRetrospective cohort studyImmunodeficiency virus infectionMortality hazard ratioCommunity-level determinantsRural-urban variationDrug use problemsCART initiationCause mortalityHepatitis CCohort studyHepatitis BHIV infection