AIDS and Behavior

, Volume 15, Issue 4, pp 743–750 | Cite as

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

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

Keywords

HIV testing Men who have sex with men MSM Community-based organizations CBO 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Academy for Educational Development and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (contract 200-97-0605). The authors gratefully acknowledge the invaluable work of the staff of the five community-based organizations funded to participate in this project. The members of this project are as follows: Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS: Teresita R. Rodrίguez, Bric Bernas, Sung Won Park, and Douglas Le. Care Resource- Community AIDS Resource, Inc.: Rick Siclari, Ronald Barnett, and Carolyn McKay. Houston Area Community Services, Inc.: Joe Fuentes, Jayne-Castaneda-Pena, Jose Ayala, and Nelson Gonzalez. North Jersey Community Research Initiative: William Orr, Danielle Bush, Alex Williams, Cuthbert Ashby, Brian McGovern. Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on AIDS, Inc.: Rosaura López-Fontánez, Michelle Robles, Vivian Rodrίguez, and Jesus de Valle. We would like to thank Merle Hamburger for his role as project officer at the beginning of this project, and Michael Fanning and John Parmer who assisted with processing the counseling and testing data forms. We would also like to thank Dale Stratford, Greg Millet, John Beltrami, and Denise Duran for their valuable feedback during the preparation of this article.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Renee Stein
    • 1
  • Kathleen Green
    • 1
  • Kelly Bell
    • 2
    • 3
  • Carlos A. Toledo
    • 1
  • Gary Uhl
    • 1
  • Andrea Moore
    • 4
  • Gene A. Shelley
    • 1
  • Felicia P. Hardnett
    • 1
  1. 1.Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAtlantaUSA
  2. 2.Emergent TechnologiesLouisvilleUSA
  3. 3.Georgia Department of Community HealthAtlantaUSA
  4. 4.MANILA Consulting Group, IncMcLeanUSA

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