Publication
Infrequent HIV Testing and Late HIV Diagnosis Are Common Among US Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM)
Citation
Mannheimer S, Wang L, Wilton L, Tieu HV, Del Rio C, Buchbinder S, Fields S, Glick S, Conor MB, Cummings V, Eshleman SH, Koblin B, Mayer KH. Infrequent HIV Testing and Late HIV Diagnosis Are Common Among US Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014, 67: 438-45. PMC4213315
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: US guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing for those at risk. This analysis assessed frequency and correlates of infrequent HIV testing and late diagnosis among black men who have sex with men (BMSM). METHODS: HIV testing history was collected at enrollment from participants in HPTN 061, an HIV prevention trial for at-risk US BMSM. Two definitions of late HIV diagnosis were assessed: CD4 cell count