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June 2006, Vol 96, No. 6 | American Journal of Public Health 995-1000
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071696

MULTISECTORIAL RESPONSES TO HIV/AIDS

Using a Multisectoral Approach to Assess HIV/AIDS Services in the Western Region of Puerto Rico

Gloria Asencio Toro, PhD, Patricia Burns, MSc, MPH, Daniel Pimentel, BA, Luis Raúl Sánchez Peraza, PhD and Carmen Rivera Lugo, MS

Gloria Asencio Toro is with the Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Patricia Burns is with the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, Boston, Mass. Daniel Pimentel is with the Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Luis R. Sánchez Peraza is with the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Carmen Rivera Lugo is with the Psychology Department, Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Gloria Asencio Toro, PhD, Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 5100, San Germán, PR 00683 (e-mail: gasento{at}choicecable.net; gasenciotoro{at}sg.inter.edu).

The Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico assessed services available to people living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Puerto Rico. Participants were 212 people living with HIV/AIDS and 116 employees from 6 agencies providing HIV/AIDS services in the region. Two main findings were that depression symptoms were present in 98.1% of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 7 of the 15 municipalities in the region did not provide any specific services to this population.

Most urgent needs identified by people living with HIV/AIDS were economic support, housing, mental and psychological services, medicines, medical treatment, and transportation. The Enhancing Care Initiative provides an example of a successful multisectoral, multidimensional volunteer team effectively overcoming challenges while translating research into interventions to enhance HIV/AIDS care.






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