title: Estimated HIV incidence among high-risk heterosexuals in New York City, 2007.
abstract: Estimates of HIV incidence rates among high-risk heterosexuals (HRH) in the United States have been limited to heterosexual subgroups like prison inmates and commercial sex workers. In this analysis, we estimate incidence with detuned assay testing among a group of HRH defined through a multidimensional sampling strategy and recruited through respondent-driven sampling. Incidence was 3.31% per year (95% confidence interval = 1.43 to 6.47) overall and 2.59% per year (95% confidence interval = 0.84 to 6.06) among participants with no lifetime history of drug injection or male-to-male sex. This study design is suggested as an efficient method for recruiting HRH for cohort studies and behavioral interventions.
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. sjenness@health.nyc.gov
authors.forename: Samuel M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jenness
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neaigus
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Murrill
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wendel
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forgione
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D055815:Young Adult