Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review

Daisy Ramírez-Ortiz; Jessica Seitchick; Medhani Polpitiya; Angel B. Algarin; Diana M. Sheehan; Kristopher Fennie; Elena Cyrus; Mary Jo Trepka

doi:10.1080/13557858.2021.1990217

Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review

Daisy Ramírez-Ortiz, Jessica Seitchick, Medhani Polpitiya, Angel B. Algarin, Diana M. Sheehan, Kristopher Fennie, Elena Cyrus, Mary Jo Trepka

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Objectives: To reduce disparities in HIV care outcomes among Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) immigrants living with HIV in the U.S., it is necessary to identify factors influencing HIV care in this population. A systematic review that provides a comprehensive understanding of factors influencing retention in HIV care and viral suppression among LAC immigrants living with HIV in the U.S. is lacking. This systematic review used the Immigrant Health Services Utilization theoretical framework to provide an understanding of these factors. Design: We searched for peer-reviewed publications in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and ASSIA, from January 1996 to June 2020. Results: A total of 17 qualitative (n = 10) and quantitative (n = 7) studies were included in the review. The most commonly reported general and immigrant-specific factors appearing in studies were undocumented immigration status, HIV stigma, homophobia, cultural norms, values and beliefs, family and social support, language barriers, structure, complexity and quality of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, and patient-provider relationship. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of considering immigrant-specific factors along with general factors to improve the provision of HIV care services and HIV care outcomes among LAC immigrant populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1859-1899
Number of pages	41
Journal	Ethnicity and Health
Volume	27
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1990217
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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This research was supported in part by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health (award numbers: U54MD012393, Florida International University Research Center in Minority Institutions, and K01MD013770) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (award number: T32DA023356). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors would like to thank Barbara M. Sorondo, Health Sciences Librarian at the FIU Libraries, for her contribution in developing the search strategy.

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Keywords

Caribbean
HIV
Latin America
immigrants
retention in care
viral suppression

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Ramírez-Ortiz, D., Seitchick, J., Polpitiya, M., Algarin, A. B., Sheehan, D. M., Fennie, K., Cyrus, E., & Trepka, M. J. (2022). Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review. Ethnicity and Health, 27(8), 1859-1899. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1990217

Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review. / Ramírez-Ortiz, Daisy; Seitchick, Jessica; Polpitiya, Medhani et al.
In: Ethnicity and Health, Vol. 27, No. 8, 2022, p. 1859-1899.

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Ramírez-Ortiz, D, Seitchick, J, Polpitiya, M, Algarin, AB, Sheehan, DM, Fennie, K, Cyrus, E & Trepka, MJ 2022, 'Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review', Ethnicity and Health, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 1859-1899. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1990217

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Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review

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