Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS AlER0xlo. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We sought to determine whether Hispanic-White HIV testing disparities exist and to identify characteristics associated with newly diagnosed HIV among Hispanics. Methods. We used 2007 HIV Counseling and Testing System data to compare test-level records of Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites, and we conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify characteristics associated with newly diagnosed HIV. Results. Relative to Whites, Hispanics were more likely to have had a positive HIV test result (1.2% versus 0.8%), to have newly diagnosed HIV (0.8% versus 0.6%), and to have test results returned and receive posttest counseling more than 2 weeks after testing (24.3% versus 21.5%). Newly diagnosed HIV among Hispanics was most strongly associated with being a man who has sex with men (MSM ; adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=6.8 ; 95% confidence interval [CI]=6.1,7.6), being both an MSM and an injection drug user (AOR=3.7 ; 95% CI=2.6,5.3), and being aged 40 to 49 years (AOR=6.4 ; 95% CI=4.9,8.2). Conclusions. Hispanic-White disparities exist with respect to rates of positive HIV test results and late return of results. HIV prevention strategies such as rapid testing should focus on Hispanic MSM.
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