Abstract

LOPEZ-JARAMILLO, Ana María; ZUNIGA-DENUNCIO, María Luisa; RANGEL-GOMEZ, María Gudelia  and  FUENTES-FLORES, César Mario. Relationship between adherence to medical appointments HIV+ patients and geographical accessibility to health services among patients living with HIV Tijuana´s CAPASITS. PSM [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.2, pp.126-141. ISSN 1659-0201.

Objective: To study the relationship between adherence to medical appointments HIV+ patients attending the CAPASITS Tijuana and geographical accessibility to health services. Material and Methods: Across-sectionalstudy with 267 medical records of people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy was performed. Demographic and epidemiological profile was developed, a model of multivariate logistic regression with dependent variable "Assistance CAPASITS appointment during the last six months" and the independent variable of interest "Geographic availability index". Results: Attendance at medical appointments in last six months of HIV+ people, is significantly affected by variables such as population characteristics (age), availability of resources and advancing infection. Discussion: To Tijuana, access did not stop to medical appointments scheduled in the last six months. However, individual factors make the difference between those who attend to any such appointments.

Keywords : Adherence to medical appointments; geographic accessibility index; Human Immunodeficiency Virus/HIV; CAPASITS; Tijuana; Mexico.

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