title: Racial and ethnic disparities in future testing intentions for HIV: United States, 2007-2010: results from the National Health Interview Survey.
abstract: This study examined racial/ethnic differences in rationale for intending to test for HIV. Data were analyzed from 98,971 adults from the 2007-2010 National Health Interview Survey. An estimated 38.5 % of respondents previously tested for HIV. Testing as part of a medical checkup or procedure was the most common reason for being tested among studied racial/ethnic groups. Non-Hispanic whites (80.7 %) and non-Hispanic Asians (71.2 %) had higher proportions (p < 0.001) of respondents that have not been tested for HIV due to believing they were unlikely exposed. Non-Hispanic blacks (ARR: 2.55; 95 % CI 2.39-2.72) and Hispanics (ARR: 1.81; 95 % CI 1.68-1.95) who ever tested for HIV were significantly more likely to report positive future testing intentions compared to non-Hispanic whites. Additional efforts to increase the availability of HIV tests by making HIV testing a routine part of medical care and increasing knowledge of HIV transmission, risk-perception, and treatment may reduce racial/ethnic disparities in HIV testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Health Sciences Campus, Brick S. Miller Hall, Room 105, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA, 30602, USA, kcm87@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Kenya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Emeka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oraka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*