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- Title
HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Men and Women in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Survey.
- Authors
Valverde, Eduardo; DiNenno, Elizabeth; Bautista, Gregory; Chavez, Pollyanna; Oraka, Emeka
- Abstract
HIV disproportionately affects the foreign-born population in the United States. This analysis describes the prevalence of ever-testing for HIV among foreign-born individuals residing in the United States. Data from a national health survey of the civilian, non-institutionalized population was used to describe prevalence of ever-testing for HIV among foreign-born individuals by birth place. Multivariate logistic-regression procedures were used to determine factors associated with ever-testing for HIV among foreign-born men and women. The prevalence of ever-testing for HIV among foreign-born individuals varied by region of birth ranging from 31 to 67%. Factors related to ever-testing for HIV varied by gender. Efforts need to continue in order to improve HIV testing rates among Asian foreign-born individuals, lower educated foreign-born and foreign-born gay/bisexual men. Health care providers can play an important role by counseling new arrivals regarding the importance of testing for HIV and practicing HIV risk reduction activities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; CONFIDENCE intervals; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants; MEDICAL screening; STATISTICAL sampling; SEX distribution; LOGISTIC regression analysis; HEALTH equity; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2018, Vol 20, Issue 5, p1118
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-017-0655-8