title: High-risk HIV minorities in the United States: who gets tested and where?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess characteristics of high-risk populations tested for HIV at particular testing sites.
  
  
  METHODS
  BRFSS data (N=20,633) was used to quantify rates of HIV testing and identify specific racial/ethnic testing locations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis determined  associations existing among high-risk individuals based on demographics. Testing differences were identified in racial/ ethnic groups among those at high-risk in the United States. HIV testing was more likely among high-risk African Americans (OR=1.62), other races (OR=1.42), and multiracial  participants (OR=1.89) than whites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Minorities were more likely to be tested at locations such as hospitals and clinics supporting the need for alternative testing locations.
authors.affiliation: Youngstown State University, Department of Health Professions, Youngstown, OH, USA. ktrobinson@ysu.edu
authors.forename: Keisha T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Salvatore A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Joan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult