HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.

Over half of HIV infections in the United States occur among men who have sex with men (MSM). Awareness of infection is a necessary precursor to antiretroviral treatment and risk reduction among HIV-infected persons. We report data on prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among MSM in 2008 and 2...

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Autores principales:	Cyprian Wejnert, Binh Le, Charles E Rose, Alexandra M Oster, Amanda J Smith, Julia Zhu, Gabriela Paz-Bailey for the NHBS Study Group
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ecf1b2adf817427c82767064705264012021-11-18T08:49:51ZHIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0076878https://doaj.org/article/ecf1b2adf817427c82767064705264012013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24194848/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Over half of HIV infections in the United States occur among men who have sex with men (MSM). Awareness of infection is a necessary precursor to antiretroviral treatment and risk reduction among HIV-infected persons. We report data on prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among MSM in 2008 and 2011, using data from 20 cities participating in the 2008 and 2011 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) among MSM. Venue-based, time-space sampling was used to recruit men for interview and HIV testing. We analyzed data for men who reported ≥ 1 male sex partner in the past 12 months. Participants who tested positive were considered to be aware of their infection if they reported a prior positive HIV test. We used multivariable analysis to examine differences between results from 2011 vs. 2008. HIV prevalence was 19% in 2008 and 18% in 2011 (p = 0.14). In both years, HIV prevalence was highest among older age groups, blacks, and men with lower education and income. In multivariable analysis, HIV prevalence did not change significantly from 2008 to 2011 overall (p = 0.51) or in any age or racial/ethnic category (p>0.15 in each category). Among those testing positive, a greater proportion was aware of their infection in 2011 (66%) than in 2008 (56%) (p<0.001). In both years, HIV awareness was higher for older age groups, whites, and men with higher education and income. In multivariable analysis, HIV awareness increased from 2008 to 2011 overall (p<0.001) and for all age and racial/ethnic categories (p<0.01 in each category). In both years, black MSM had the highest HIV prevalence and the lowest awareness among racial/ethnic groups. These findings suggest that HIV-positive MSM are increasingly aware of their infections.Cyprian WejnertBinh LeCharles E RoseAlexandra M OsterAmanda J SmithJulia ZhuGabriela Paz-Bailey for the NHBS Study GroupPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 10, p e76878 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Cyprian Wejnert Binh Le Charles E Rose Alexandra M Oster Amanda J Smith Julia Zhu Gabriela Paz-Bailey for the NHBS Study Group HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
description	Over half of HIV infections in the United States occur among men who have sex with men (MSM). Awareness of infection is a necessary precursor to antiretroviral treatment and risk reduction among HIV-infected persons. We report data on prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among MSM in 2008 and 2011, using data from 20 cities participating in the 2008 and 2011 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) among MSM. Venue-based, time-space sampling was used to recruit men for interview and HIV testing. We analyzed data for men who reported ≥ 1 male sex partner in the past 12 months. Participants who tested positive were considered to be aware of their infection if they reported a prior positive HIV test. We used multivariable analysis to examine differences between results from 2011 vs. 2008. HIV prevalence was 19% in 2008 and 18% in 2011 (p = 0.14). In both years, HIV prevalence was highest among older age groups, blacks, and men with lower education and income. In multivariable analysis, HIV prevalence did not change significantly from 2008 to 2011 overall (p = 0.51) or in any age or racial/ethnic category (p>0.15 in each category). Among those testing positive, a greater proportion was aware of their infection in 2011 (66%) than in 2008 (56%) (p<0.001). In both years, HIV awareness was higher for older age groups, whites, and men with higher education and income. In multivariable analysis, HIV awareness increased from 2008 to 2011 overall (p<0.001) and for all age and racial/ethnic categories (p<0.01 in each category). In both years, black MSM had the highest HIV prevalence and the lowest awareness among racial/ethnic groups. These findings suggest that HIV-positive MSM are increasingly aware of their infections.
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author	Cyprian Wejnert Binh Le Charles E Rose Alexandra M Oster Amanda J Smith Julia Zhu Gabriela Paz-Bailey for the NHBS Study Group
author_facet	Cyprian Wejnert Binh Le Charles E Rose Alexandra M Oster Amanda J Smith Julia Zhu Gabriela Paz-Bailey for the NHBS Study Group
author_sort	Cyprian Wejnert
title	HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
title_short	HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
title_full	HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
title_fullStr	HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
title_full_unstemmed	HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.
title_sort	hiv infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, united states, 2008 and 2011.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/ecf1b2adf817427c8276706470526401
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HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011.

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