From diagnosis to engagement in HIV care: assessment and predictors of linkage and retention in care among patients diagnosed by emergency department based testing in an urban public hospital

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Age Factors
• Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
• Black or African American
• CD4 Lymphocyte Count
• Continuity of Patient Care*
• Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
• Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
• Female
• HIV Infections / diagnosis*
• HIV Infections / prevention & control
• HIV Infections / therapy*
• Hospitals, Public / organization & administration*
• Humans
• Insurance, Health
• Lost to Follow-Up
• Louisiana
• Male
• Mass Screening / methods*
• Middle Aged
• Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
• Referral and Consultation
• Time Factors
• Urban Population / statistics & numerical data
• Young Adult