HIV testing behaviors of a cohort of HIV-positive racial/ethnic minority YMSM

Gregory Phillips; Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman; Monisha Arya; Sheldon D. Fields; Bonnie Halpern-Felsher; Angulique Y. Outlaw; Amy R. Wohl; Julia Hidalgo

doi:10.1007/s10461-012-0193-2

HIV testing behaviors of a cohort of HIV-positive racial/ethnic minority YMSM

Gregory Phillips^*, Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, Monisha Arya, Sheldon D. Fields, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Angulique Y. Outlaw, Amy R. Wohl, Julia Hidalgo

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Abstract

The HIV epidemic in the United States has disproportionately affected young racial/ethnic minority men who have sex with men (YMSM). However, HIV testing rates among young men of color remain low. Within this sample of racial/ethnic minority YMSM (n = 363), the first HIV test was a median of 2 years after men who have sex with men sexual debut. Individuals with less than 1 year between their first negative and first positive HIV test were significantly more likely to identify the reason for their first negative test as being sick (OR = 2.99; 95 %CI 1.23-7.27). This may suggest that these YMSM may have experienced symptoms of acute HIV infection. Of major concern is that many YMSM in our study tested positive for HIV on their first HIV test. Given recommendations for at least annual HIV testing, our findings reveal that medical providers YMSM need to know the importance of regular testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1917-1925
Number of pages	9
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	16
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0193-2
State	Published - Oct 2012

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Acute infection
HIV
HIV testing
MSM

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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