Medical mistrust is related to lower longitudinal medication adherence among African-American males with HIV

African-Americans living with HIV show worse health behaviors (e.g. medication adherence) and outcomes (e.g. viral suppression) than do their White counterparts. In a 6-month longitudinal study, we investigated whether medical mistrust among African-American males with HIV (214 enrolled, 140 with lo...

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Published in:	Journal of health psychology Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 1311 - 1321
Main Authors:	Dale, Sannisha K, Bogart, Laura M, Wagner, Glenn J, Galvan, Frank H, Klein, David J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2016 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Adherence Adolescent Adult African Americans African Americans - psychology Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Drugs Female Health behavior Health status HIV HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - ethnology HIV Infections - psychology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Longitudinal Studies Los Angeles Male Males Medication Adherence - ethnology Medication Adherence - psychology Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data Medicine Middle Aged Race Racism Racism - ethnology Racism - psychology Trust Trust - psychology Young Adult African-American males medication adherence HIV medical mistrust beliefs
ISSN:	1359-1053, 1461-7277, 1461-7277
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