Special Considerations in the Management of HIV-Infected Patients From Minority Communities
Summary
- Providers should be skilled in working with the personal and cultural views and perspectives of their patients and applying a cultural competency framework to each visit[Carrillo 1999] Cross-Cultural Frameworks
- Cross-cultural frameworks encourage a structured dialogue between provider and patient that elicits issues of importance to the patient, whether related to culture, lifestyle, religion, or other factors (Table 5)[Carrillo 1999]
- All staff in HIV care settings should receive comprehensive training in cross-cultural care
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