Older Latina women and HIV/AIDS: an examination of sexuality and culture as they relate to risk and protective factors.
Older Latina women and HIV/AIDS: an examination of sexuality and culture as they relate to risk and protective factors.
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DOI：
10.1080/01634370802561950
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发表时间：
2009-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
De La Rosa M
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作者：
Beaulaurier RL;Craig SL;De La Rosa M
老年拉丁裔妇女是在社会、健康或性行为方面研究最少的美国人口群体之一。这可能会使社会工作者和其他老年专业人员在处理这一人群中的艾滋病毒/艾滋病方面措手不及。目前，老年拉丁裔妇女是艾滋病新发病例增长最快的群体之一。在所有被诊断患有这种疾病的妇女中，有20%是拉丁裔，而感染该病毒的拉丁裔中有5.5%是老年人。尽管最近年轻人群的感染率有所下降，但在包括拉丁裔在内的老年妇女中确诊的感染人数正在增加。还有可能有大量的病例被误诊或未被诊断。本文还讨论了与性别角色、传统拉丁裔家庭价值观、宗教、社会经济因素、健康和医疗保健相关的风险和保护因素，特别关注该人口因女性、老年人和少数民族而面临的三重危险。文章最后提出了一些建议，建议针对拉丁裔老年人制定文化上合适的做法，并制定一项研究议程，以便更好地了解他们与风险相关的和寻求健康的行为。
Older Latina women are one of the least studied American demographic groups with regard to social, health, or sexual behavior. This could leave social workers and other geriatric professionals unprepared for dealing with HIV/AIDS in this population. Currently, older Latina women are one of the fastest growing groups of new AIDS cases. Twenty percent of all women ever diagnosed with the disease are Latina and 5.5% of Latinas infected with the virus are older. The number of diagnosed infections is increasing in older women, including Latinas, in spite of recent declines in infection rates with younger populations. There are also a potentially large number of cases that go misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. This article also addresses risk and protective factors related to gender roles, traditional Latino family values, religion, socioeconomic factors, health, and health care, with special attention to the triple jeopardy faced by this population by virtue of being female, seniors, and minorities. The article concludes with recommendations for the development of culturally competent practices with older Latinas and the development of a research agenda to better understand their risk-related and health-seeking behavior.