Gender Differences in Psychosocial Factors Associated with XXXX Viral Suppression Among African-American Injection Drug Users.

@entity1 @entity36740 @entity645 @entity1032
UNASSIGNED: Research suggests gender differences exist in achieving undetectable viral load (UVL) among @entity1 living with @entity645 (PLHIV), and that psychosocial  health factors may play a role. The present study examined these factors among African-American PLHIV enrolled in the @entity36740 study. @entity1 completed self-report surveys and gave biomarker data. Poisson regression with robust standard errors was implemented. @entity1 with moderate religious activity had 1.3 times the likelihood of UVL as @entity1 with low religious activity (p  <  0.10; N  =  199). @entity1 with 1-2 @entity1032 diagnoses had 1.3 times the likelihood of UVL as @entity1 with none (p  <  0.05). @entity1 using 1-2 substances had 28  % lower likelihood of UVL than non-using @entity1 (N  =  122; p  <  0.10). Finally, @entity1 with frequent doctor- @entity1 communication had 35  % higher likelihood of UVL as @entity1 with less doctor- @entity1 communication (p  <  0.05). Results suggest that social support, substance use, and @entity1032 function differently among @entity1 and @entity1 . Healthcare professionals should employ gender-specific interventions to address and improve @entity645 health outcomes.
