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Demographic characteristics and survival with AIDS: health disparities in Chicago, 1993-2001

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  • Woldemichael, G.
  • Christiansen, D.
  • Thomas, S.
  • Benbow, N.

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OBJECTIVES: We examined correlations between survival and race/ethnicity, age, and gender among persons who died from AIDS-related causes. METHODS: We estimated survival among 11 022 persons at 12, 36, and 60 months after diagnosis with AIDS in 1993 through 2001 and reported through 2003 to the Chicago Department of Public Health. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) by demographic and risk characteristics. RESULTS: All demographic groups had higher 5-year survival rates after the introduction of highly active retroviral therapy (1996-2001) than before (1993-1995). The HR for non-Hispanic Blacks to Whites was 1.18 in 1993 to 1995 and 1.51 (P

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  • Woldemichael, G. & Christiansen, D. & Thomas, S. & Benbow, N., 2009. "Demographic characteristics and survival with AIDS: health disparities in Chicago, 1993-2001," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(S1), pages 118-123.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.124750_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.124750
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