title: Trends in HIV diagnoses and testing among U.S. adolescents and young adults.
abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HIV screening in health care settings. Using national surveillance data, we assessed trends in HIV diagnoses and testing frequency in youth aged 13-24 diagnosed with HIV in 2005-2008. Diagnosis rates increased among black (17.0% per year), Hispanic (13.5%), and white males (8.8%), with increases driven by men who have sex with men (MSM). A higher percentage of white males and MSM had previously been tested than their counterparts. No increases in diagnoses or differences in testing were observed among females. Intensified interventions are needed to reduce HIV infections and racial/ethnic disparities.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. ixh1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: H Irene
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Daxa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Eboni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belle
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000639:trends*; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015438:Health Behavior; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000639:trends; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult