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Amy I Zlot1, Jeff Capizzi2, Lea Bush2
1Oregon Health Authority, HIV/STD/TB Section, 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1105, Portland, OR, 97232, USA. amy.zlot3@dhsoha.state.or.us.
Abstract:
Over 8100 people living with HIV (PLWH) in Oregon are at risk of acquiring COVID-19, and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by both COVID-19 and HIV. This study identifies factors associated with a positive COVID-19 test among PLWH in Oregon, with the goal of promoting health equity. We probabilistically linked COVID-19 laboratory results with laboratory-confirmed HIV cases. Crude and adjusted risk ratios of having a COVID-19 diagnosis were calculated for each covariate. Almost 6% of the 2390 PLWH tested for COVID-19 had a positive COVID-19 result. PLWH with positive results tended to identify as American Indian/Alaska Native or Hispanic/Latinx. Younger (age < 50) immigrant PLWH were more than twice as likely to have a positive COVID-19 result than did older (age ≥ 50) US-born PLWH. The pandemic has magnified disparities among American Indian/Alaska Native, Latinx, and younger immigrant PLWH. Dismantling institutional racism and redistributing power are strategies that could be considered to help reduce health disparities.
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