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 |
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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 |
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ISSN: | 1525-4135 1944-7884 1944-7884 |
DOI: | 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000334 |