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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2024

26-12-2023 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Original Paper

Delayed Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Latino Population at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in New Jersey

Authors: Zoee U. D’Costa, Shane S. Neibart, Laura E. Jones, Mansi K. Shah, Kathleen Page, Sneha Jacob, MD

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2024

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Abstract

Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with early progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We examined racial/ethnic differences in presentation with advanced HIV/AIDS at a community health center in New Jersey. Records of patients diagnosed with HIV between 1990 and 2018 were reviewed. Odds ratios (OR) of presenting with AIDS at HIV diagnosis were computed in unadjusted and adjusted models. There were 182 (48.3%) Latino, 48 (12.7%) non-Latino White (NLW), 130 (34.5%) non-Latino Black, and 17 (4.5%) non-Latino of other race/ethnicity included in the analysis. Over 75% of the Latinos were foreign-born. Latino patients had higher odds of presentation with AIDS at time of HIV diagnosis than NLW in unadjusted (OR = 4.85, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 2.28–10.31) and adjusted models (OR = 3.71, 95%CI: 1.60–8.59). Latino patients, particularly foreign-born and bisexual, had higher odds of being diagnosed with AIDS at presentation with HIV in this cohort.
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Metadata
Title
Delayed Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Latino Population at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in New Jersey
Authors
Zoee U. D’Costa
Shane S. Neibart
Laura E. Jones
Mansi K. Shah
Kathleen Page
Sneha Jacob, MD
Publication date
26-12-2023
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01544-8

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