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Texas Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) Meeting Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark Thursday, May 31, 2007

Texas Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) Meeting Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark Thursday, May 31, 2007. Local Questions for 2006 . Age groups by Gender. Race / Ethnicity. 23%. 33%. 44%. Level of Education. Interview Language. 84%. 16%. Gender by Perceived Exposure. Barriers to Care.

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Texas Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) Meeting Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark Thursday, May 31, 2007

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  1. Texas Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) MeetingOmni Austin Hotel at SouthparkThursday, May 31, 2007 Local Questions for 2006

  2. Age groups by Gender

  3. Race / Ethnicity 23% 33% 44%

  4. Level of Education

  5. Interview Language 84% 16%

  6. Gender by Perceived Exposure

  7. Barriers to Care • 27% encountered barriers to receiving HIV care since first positive • 27% couldn’t afford a usual source of care • 27% didn’t know where to find regular HIV care • 7% couldn’t get a regular appointment anywhere • 20% no HIV doctors in their area • 7% didn’t feel the need to seek treatment for HIV • 40% Other

  8. Quality of Care

  9. Quality of Care • Very Poor • “Changed appt. without notifying client” • Poor • “Not enough help” • Fair • “Negative staff attitude” • “impersonal”

  10. Quality of Care cont. • Good • “Still alive” • “Staff cares about you” • “Dr is sincere” • “I feel I have access” • Very Good • “Dr. touches me” • “Staff are very courteous and attentive” • “Support services are interrelated” • “Dr and staff are respectful”

  11. Accessing HIV Rx and Healthcare • 2% client crossed the Mexican border • 2% client purchased through a recycling program • No one purchased non FDA approved drugs • No one crossed the Mexican or Canadian border for HIV health care. • 41% regular dental care since tested positive

  12. Complementary/Alternative Therapies N=20 * Faith, nutritionist, exercise

  13. Pregnancy since HIV+ • 28% (5) of the female respondents had been pregnant since first testing positive for HIV • All said they were pregnant only once since testing positive • 80% (4) received prenatal care • 60% (3) learned of their HIV status during pregnancy

  14. Pregnancy since HIV + cont. • 40% (2) were tested during the labor/delivery of their pregnancy • 60% (3) didn’t take antiretroviral Rx during the pregnancy • 40% (2) didn’t take antiretroviral Rx during their labor • 60% (3) of the babies received antiretroviral Rx after birth • Two of the children are infected with HIV.

  15. Race/Ethnicity of Sex Partners 6% 32% 41% 21%

  16. Sex Practices & Characteristics • 5% crossed the Mexican border to meet sex partners • 7% used the internet to meet partners for sex • 4% of clients considered themselves to be on the “down low”

  17. Drug Use • 27% of clients used non-injecting drugs in the past 12 months • Two thirds (10) of those clients used marijuana in the past 12 months • 8 of the 10 clients used marijuana for medicinal purposes. • No one went across the Mexican border for illegal drugs

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