eHIV Review

While individuals identifying as Hispanic or Latino account for a disproportionate number of new HIV diagnoses, Spanish-speaking undocumented immigrants from Latin America (herein referred to as undocumented LatinX) face unique challenges to engagement in HIV care and prevention. Their undocumented status complicates their ability to obtain HIV care, and presents numerous barriers — linguistic, structural, social — that for many are too difficult to overcome on their own. What can be done to help engage these individuals in successful HIV care/prevention? How can HIV care teams help address cultural, linguistic, structural, and psychosocial barriers in this community? What services are available to undocumented non-English speaking LatinX PLWH, and how can clinicians help their patients access them?  

These are some of the questions this issue’s authors, Dr. Kathleen Page and nurse Owen Smith from Johns Hopkins University, address in this issue of eHIV Review.