HIV-1 counseling and testing sites, Minnesota: analysis of trends in client characteristics.
We report here a summary of the data obtained from two HIV-1 antibody counseling and testing sites in Minneapolis-St. Paul for the first 48 months of operation (24,911 persons tested). The HIV-1 antibody seroprevalence rate for all persons tested was 5 percent. The highest seroprevalence rates were in male homosexual/bisexual intravenous drug users (23 percent) and homosexual/bisexual men (13 percent). There was a significant decrease in the HIV-1 antibody seroprevalence rate among clients during the 48-month period from 14 percent in the first six months to 3 percent in the last six months. This decrease coincided with an increase in the number of low-risk female clients and low-risk heterosexual male clients, and a decrease in the number of homosexual/bisexual males participating in the programs. These findings suggest the need for development and implementation of other strategies to identify and reach persons at highest risk for HIV-1 infection.
Danila
R N
RN
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis 55440.
Shultz
J M
JM
Osterholm
M T
MT
Henry
K
K
Simpson
M L
ML
MacDonald
K L
KL
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling; D003710:Demography; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D012737:Sex Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous