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A Profile of Rural Southern Appalachian HIV Patients: VAMC versus COM

A Profile of Rural Southern Appalachian HIV Patients: VAMC versus COM. Lauren Brooks East Tennessee State University Depts. of Biological Sciences and Internal Medicine and James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Advisors: Dr. Levy, Dr. Ibrahim, Dr. Moorman, Dr. Sarubbi October 2010.

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A Profile of Rural Southern Appalachian HIV Patients: VAMC versus COM

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  1. A Profile of Rural Southern Appalachian HIV Patients:VAMC versus COM Lauren Brooks East Tennessee State University Depts. of Biological Sciences and Internal Medicine and James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Advisors: Dr. Levy, Dr. Ibrahim, Dr. Moorman, Dr. Sarubbi October 2010 The contents of this presentation do not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government

  2. Sample Populations

  3. Age Sex Ratio Demographics

  4. Demographics

  5. Risk Factors

  6. Habits

  7. Co-morbidities • 26 Statistically Insignificant • Cancers • Respiratory System Diseases • Urinary System Diseases • Circulatory System Diseases

  8. Uncommon Syndromes

  9. Common Syndromes

  10. HIV Patient Profiles

  11. Multivariate Analysis • Logistic Regression Model • SAS version 9.2 • Forward STEPWISE SELECTION option • Backward STEPWISE SELECTION option • Inclusion and removal criteria = 0.35 • Results were not sensitive to selection methods or inclusion criteria. • No interaction terms were significant

  12. Significant Predictor Variables

  13. Future Work I. Analysis of Other Variables • Demographic • Migratory Patterns (Birth versus Present) • Epidemiologic • Disease Progression (CD4/VL counts) • Compliance II. Compare to Other Minority HIV Populations

  14. Conclusions • HIV is increasing in rural areas but still, little is known about HIV in rural America • Our goal is to compare characteristics of rural HIV Community and VAMC patients

  15. Acknowledgements • We thank the James H. Quillen VAMC Medical Center for permission to conduct chart reviews • This study was approved by the joint ETSU/VAMC IRB • Lauren Brooks is a member of ETSU’s Honors-in-Discipline in Biology and Talent Expansion in Quantitative Biology Programs

  16. Questions?

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