title: County-Level Correlates of CDC-Funded HIV Testing Events, United States, 2012.
abstract: HIV prevalence and socio-demographic data were analyzed to assess the alignment of CDC-funded HIV testing activity in 2012 with its high-impact prevention approach. CDC-funded HIV-testing was conducted in counties with high HIV prevalence and in places potentially more affected by HIV as measured by urbanicity, percent black, percent poverty, and percent uninsured. The percent Hispanic/Latino was associated with a lower probability of HIV testing activity. Higher percentages of black and Hispanic/Latino in the population was positively associated with new HIV diagnoses. Analyzing county-level data confirmed the appropriateness of CDC-funded HIV testing activities under a high-impact prevention approach but also suggested areas for possible improvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E59, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Samah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayek
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Heitgerd
authors.forename: Weston O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064890:Social Determinants of Health / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States