TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of HIV testing among Latinos in Baltimore City
AU - Chen, Nadine
AU - Erbelding, Emily
AU - Yeh, Hsin Chieh
AU - Page, Kathleen
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments No project-specific funding was received for this study. Dr. Chen was supported by a training grant (5T32HL007180-33) from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Page was supported by a K23 training grant (K23HD056957-01A1) from the National Institute of AIDS and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). This work was supported in part by the Johns Hopkins General Internal Medicine Research Methods Core.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - To better understand access to HIV testing and prevention services experienced by Latinos, we evaluated data compiled through Baltimore City Health Department HIV outreach efforts in 2008. Of 6,443 clients served, Latinos were more likely male, young, and less-educated than non-Latinos. A greater proportion of Latinos had never been tested for HIV compared to non-Latinos (63% vs. 20%, P < 0.001). Male gender (AOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.04, 2.44), >8th grade education (AOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.60, 3.60) were associated with accessing HIV testing in the past. Increasing age, identifying as gay or bisexual, history of sexually-transmitted disease, and injection drug use were also associated with reporting prior HIV testing. HIV prevention services for Latinos should expand to reach those who are younger, heterosexual, of lower educational level, and female.
AB - To better understand access to HIV testing and prevention services experienced by Latinos, we evaluated data compiled through Baltimore City Health Department HIV outreach efforts in 2008. Of 6,443 clients served, Latinos were more likely male, young, and less-educated than non-Latinos. A greater proportion of Latinos had never been tested for HIV compared to non-Latinos (63% vs. 20%, P < 0.001). Male gender (AOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.04, 2.44), >8th grade education (AOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.60, 3.60) were associated with accessing HIV testing in the past. Increasing age, identifying as gay or bisexual, history of sexually-transmitted disease, and injection drug use were also associated with reporting prior HIV testing. HIV prevention services for Latinos should expand to reach those who are younger, heterosexual, of lower educational level, and female.
KW - HIV
KW - HIV prevention
KW - Hispanic Americans
KW - Latinos
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-009-9297-9
DO - 10.1007/s10903-009-9297-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19830563
AN - SCOPUS:78649629875
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 12
SP - 867
EP - 874
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 6
ER -