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HIV STIGMA and TESTING in the AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: DR. WILBERT JORDAN, Medical Director of the OASIS Clinic of King/Drew Medical Center; representative of the National Medical Association and DR. BRYAN BAUGH, Medical Director–Virology, Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP
This week on TALK! with AUDREY: Joining Audrey Adams on the show this week are Dr. Wilbert Jordan, Medical Director of the OASIS Clinic of King/Drew Medical Center; representative of the National Medical Association and Dr. Bryan Baugh, Medical Director–Virology, Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP to discuss findings from a survey of African American physicians that cites social stigma as a primary barrier to HIV testing.
In the United States, the number of people living with HIV infection is higher than ever before CDC. HIV in the United States and African Americans account for a higher proportion of cases at all stages of HIV–from new infections to deaths–compared with members of other races and ethnicities.
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