Impact of social determinants on antiretroviral therapy access and outcomes entering the era of universal treatment for people living with HIV in Italy

• Main Authors: Annalisa Saracino (Author), Mauro Zaccarelli (Author), Patrizia Lorenzini (Author), Alessandra Bandera (Author), Giulia Marchetti (Author), Francesco Castelli (Author), Andrea Gori (Author), Enrico Girardi (Author), Cristina Mussini (Author), Paolo Bonfanti (Author), Adriana Ammassari (Author), Antonella d'Arminio Monforte (Author), for the Icona Foundation Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Social determinants are known to be a driving force of health inequalities, even in high income countries. Aim of our study was to determine if these factors can limit antiretroviral therapy (ART) access, outcome and retention in care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy. M...