Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis in Mexico City: unveiling the sex gap
In this cohort, missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis were common and occurred more frequently among women than men. Women experienced longer delays to diagnosis and higher rates of advanced disease. These findings highlight persistent gaps in timely HIV diagnosis among women.
Authors
- Álvaro López-Íñiguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-2242)
- Jessica Mejía-Castrejón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-1571)
- Karen Juárez-Campos
- Nancy Sierra-Barajas
- Angelina Silva-Casarrubias
- Brenda Crabtree-Ramirez
- Nancy Ruiz-Dominguez
- Ana Fernanda Ramos-Menchelli
- Yanink Caro-Vega
Institutions
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2026.1755785
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases