Infrequent HIV Testing and Late HIV Diagnosis Are Common Among a Cohort of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in 6 US Cities

OBJECTIVE:US guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing for those at risk. This analysis assessed frequency and correlates of infrequent HIV testing and late diagnosis among black men who have sex with men (BMSM). METHODS:HIV testing history was collected at enrollment from participants in HPT...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2014-12, Vol.67 (4), p.438-445
Hauptverfasser: Mannheimer, Sharon B, Wang, Lei, Wilton, Leo, Van Tieu, Hong, del Rio, Carlos, Buchbinder, Susan, Fields, Sheldon, Glick, Sara, Connor, Matthew B, Cummings, Vanessa, Eshleman, Susan H, Koblin, Beryl, Mayer, Kenneth H
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE:US guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing for those at risk. This analysis assessed frequency and correlates of infrequent HIV testing and late diagnosis among black men who have sex with men (BMSM). METHODS:HIV testing history was collected at enrollment from participants in HPTN 061, an HIV prevention trial for at-risk US BMSM. Two definitions of late HIV diagnosis were assessedCD4 cell count
ISSN:1525-4135
1944-7884
1944-7884
DOI:10.1097/QAI.0000000000000334