Title: RWCA Training and Technical
1RWCA Training and Technical Assistance Grantee
Meeting August 28-31, 2006
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Initiative Sesson 3
2US/Mexico Border SPNS Health Care
Initiative Demographics Quality of Life
N. Sonleitner, PhD
Research made possible through funding from DHHS,
HRSA/HAB/SPNS Grant 5 H97 HA 00180
3Demographic Summary
1200 SPNS Participants
4Demographic Summary, cont.
5Demographic Summary, cont.
X2 test of significance .000
6Demographic Summary, cont.
X2 test of significance .000
7HIV Status by Ethnicity
X2 test of significance .003
8Year HIV/AIDS Diagnosis
X2 test of significance .000
9HIV Transmission
X2 test of significance .000
10In Summary
59 were Gay/lesbian/bisexual, 84 were Males,
56 reported MSM the most likely mode of HIV
transmission, and 81 were Hispanics
11In Summary, cont.
12US/Mexico Border SPNS Health Care Initiative
Health Related Quality of Life
Nancy Sonleitner, PhD
Research made possible through funding from DHHS,
HRSA/HAB/SPNS Grant 5 H97 HA 00180
13Baseline Health Related Quality of Life was
measured for 1164 participants in 5 project
sites
14Items were taken mostly from HIV-PARSE
(HIV - Patient Assessed Report of Status and
Experience)
158 Domains of Health
Overall Health Perception Role
Functioning Social Functioning Physical
Functioning
Energy Fatigue Pain Cognitive
Functioning Emotional Well-being
16Perceived Overall Health, all sites, and by
Hispanic ethnicity
17Mean of Current Perceived Health by Year of
intake
t test of significance .004 t test of
significance .05
18Means for HRQOL Domains
significance level lt .05
19HRQOL Scores - Hispanic vs Non-Hispanic
What is the explanation?
Cultural differences
Relative Deprivation
HIV vs AIDS
20Thank you