Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on pediatric and maternal HIV in Texas border counties and urban areas.
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Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on pediatric and maternal HIV in Texas border counties and urban areas.
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Abstract: This presentation accompanies a paper examining the geography of pediatric HIV, HIV in women, and age at diagnosis of women in the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex, Houston-Galveston Area, and the colonies of the Texas-Mexico border counties using the human ecology model. In addition, the research investigates the correlation of female HIV rates and female age at diagnosis with pediatric HIV. County-level morbidity data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) from 1980 to 2009 are analyzed. Pediatric HIV and HIV in women have a strong positive correlation. The border counties have lower rates of HIV than do the urban areas, and have the youngest age at diagnosis, but have a higher pediatric HIV rate than the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex. Interventions should target preventing HIV in females.
Pediatric and Maternal HIV in Texas Border Counties and Urban Area, ark:/67531/metadc84337
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This paper examines the geography of pediatric HIV, HIV in women, and age at diagnosis of women in the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex, Houston-Galveston Area, and the colonias of Texas-Mexico border counties using the human ecology model.
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Pediatric and Maternal HIV in Texas Border Counties and Urban Area, ark:/67531/metadc84337