The Impact of Acculturation on Utilization of HIV Prevention Services and Access to Care Among an At-Risk Hispanic Population (Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved)

HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects Hispanics in the United States, a diverse and heterogeneous population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of acculturation with HIV and hepatitis C testing and access to care among Hispanics at risk for HIV. Researchers found that low levels of acculturation are an important barrier to the use of HIV-related health care services.

Publication Authors:

• Janni J. Kinsler
• Sung-Jae Lee, PhD
• Jennifer N. Sayles
• Peter A. Newman, PhD
• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
• William E. Cunningham, MD, MPH