Human immunodeficiency virus

There are significant differences in the quality and span of life between individuals and some populations experience a disproportionate amount of disease burden. This assignment will identify a health disparity and discuss social determinants of health, epidemiology, cultural considerations, and health care literacy.

Assignment Criteria:

For this assignment, develop a scholarly paper that includes the following criteria:

1. Identify and define health disparity related to the advanced practice nurse’s area of practice or chosen specialty.

a. Some examples include asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, low birth weight, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, TB, Depression, Schizophrenia, Substance Use Disorders, suicide, homicide.

2. Discuss three social determinants of health.

3. Describe how the three social determinants of health could influence the identified health disparity.

4. Identify the epidemiology associated with the chosen health disparity.

a. Specify the incidence at the state level

b. Specify the incidence at the national level

5. Describe the cultural considerations related to the chosen health disparity.

6. Describe the health care literacy challenges of the population impacted by chosen health disparity.

7. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 4 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.

8. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.

9. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.

10. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.

11. Include three professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.

12. APA 7 format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).

Requirements: 4-5 pages excluding the title and references pages   |   .doc file

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Health Care Literacy Challenges Among People Living with HIV/AIDS

Patients with insufficient literature on health may not be willing to participate in treatment as they are less self-efficient in their medical problems. These patients exhibit more risks of hospitalization for they are not aware of factors determining their well-being. Inadequate literacy about health has traditionally been considered a significant obstacle to accessing health treatments. In addition, adherence to medicine and medical prescriptions are presumed to be affected. Indeed, poorly educated persons with HIV infection can be challenged by basic medical recommendations and access to treatment (Milbar & James, 2021). Furthermore, a lack of consciousness of their HIV-related health state, low clinical medication adherence,

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