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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 4/2011

01-05-2011 | Original Paper

Provision of HIV Counseling and Testing Services at Five Community-Based Organizations Among Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men

Authors: Renee Stein, Kathleen Green, Kelly Bell, Carlos A. Toledo, Gary Uhl, Andrea Moore, Gene A. Shelley, Felicia P. Hardnett

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 4/2011

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Abstract

In the context of monitoring and improving CDC-funded HIV prevention programs, we describe HIV tests and infections, provision of results, previous HIV tests, and risk behaviors for young (aged 13–29) men of color who have sex with men who received HIV tests at five community-based organizations. Of 1,723 tests provided, 2.1% were positive and 75.7% of positives were previously unaware of their infection. The highest positivity rate was among men aged 25–29 (4.7%). Thirty-four percent of tests were provided to men who were tested for the first time. Over half the tests (53.2%) were provided to men who reported sex with a person of unknown HIV status, and 34% to men who reported sex with an anonymous partner. Continued and more focused prevention efforts are needed to reach and test young men of color who have sex with men and to identify previously undiagnosed HIV infections among this target population.
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Metadata
Title
Provision of HIV Counseling and Testing Services at Five Community-Based Organizations Among Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men
Authors
Renee Stein
Kathleen Green
Kelly Bell
Carlos A. Toledo
Gary Uhl
Andrea Moore
Gene A. Shelley
Felicia P. Hardnett
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9821-x

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