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Estimates of CDC-Funded and National HIV Diagnoses: A Comparison by Demographic and HIV-related Factors

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To determine whether CDC-funded HIV testing programs are reaching persons disproportionately affected by HIV infection. The percentage distribution for HIV testing and diagnoses by demographics and transmission risk group (diagnoses only) were calculated using 2013 data from CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System and CDC’s national HIV testing program data. In 2013, nearly 3.2 million CDC-funded tests were provided to persons aged 13 years and older. Among persons who received a CDC-funded test, 41.1 % were aged 20–29 years; 49.2 % were male, 46.2 % were black/African American, and 56.2 % of the tests were conducted in the South. Compared with the characteristics of all persons diagnosed with HIV in the United States in 2013, among persons diagnosed as a result of CDC-funded tests, a higher percentage were aged 20–29 years (40.3 vs 33.7 %) and black/African American (55.3 vs 46.0 %). CDC-funded HIV testing programs are reaching young people and blacks/African Americans.

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  1. Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-59, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA

    Amy Krueger, Patricia Dietz, Michelle Van Handel, Lisa Belcher & Anna Satcher Johnson

  2. School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

    Amy Krueger

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Krueger, A., Dietz, P., Van Handel, M. et al. Estimates of CDC-Funded and National HIV Diagnoses: A Comparison by Demographic and HIV-related Factors. AIDS Behav 20, 2961–2965 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1293-1

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