TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of HIV-infected 12- to 24-year-old men and women in 15 US cities through venue-based testing
AU - Barnes, William
AU - D'Angelo, Lawrence
AU - Yamazaki, Michiyo
AU - Belzer, Marvin
AU - Schroeder, Sybil
AU - Palmer-Castor, Judith
AU - Futterman, Donna
AU - Kapogiannis, Bill
AU - Muenz, Larry
AU - Harris, D. Robert
AU - Ellen, Jonathan M.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Objective: To test whether "venue-based testing" could identify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in US youth, 12 to 24 years of age, who were otherwise not aware of their infection. Racial and ethnic minority women and men who have sex with men (WSM and MSM) compose the majority of new HIV cases among adolescents and young adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Selected venues in communities surrounding the 15 Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) clinical sites over a 3-month period. Participants: At each venue, ATN sites recruited 20 to 30 English- or Spanish-speaking at-risk youth (12 to 24 years of age), resulting in a total of 1217 study participants, including 611 MSM and 606 WSM. Intervention: Venue-based HIV testing with 2 components: an anonymous audio computer-assisted selfadministered interview and an anonymous HIV antibody assay. Main Outcome Measure: The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM. Results: The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM was 15.3% and 0.3%, respectively. Sixty percent of the MSM and 100% of the WSM claimed to not know of their infection. Conclusion: Venue-based testing may be an important strategy to identify HIV-infected younger MSM; however, other strategies are needed for WSM.
AB - Objective: To test whether "venue-based testing" could identify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in US youth, 12 to 24 years of age, who were otherwise not aware of their infection. Racial and ethnic minority women and men who have sex with men (WSM and MSM) compose the majority of new HIV cases among adolescents and young adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Selected venues in communities surrounding the 15 Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) clinical sites over a 3-month period. Participants: At each venue, ATN sites recruited 20 to 30 English- or Spanish-speaking at-risk youth (12 to 24 years of age), resulting in a total of 1217 study participants, including 611 MSM and 606 WSM. Intervention: Venue-based HIV testing with 2 components: an anonymous audio computer-assisted selfadministered interview and an anonymous HIV antibody assay. Main Outcome Measure: The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM. Results: The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM was 15.3% and 0.3%, respectively. Sixty percent of the MSM and 100% of the WSM claimed to not know of their infection. Conclusion: Venue-based testing may be an important strategy to identify HIV-infected younger MSM; however, other strategies are needed for WSM.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.278
DO - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.278
M3 - Article
C2 - 20194262
AN - SCOPUS:77950343508
SN - 2168-6203
VL - 164
SP - 273
EP - 276
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 3
ER -