TY - JOUR
T1 - High rates of undiagnosed HIV infections in a community sample of gay men in Melbourne, Australia
AU - Pedrana, Alisa E.
AU - Hellard, Margaret E.
AU - Wilson, Kim
AU - Guy, Rebecca
AU - Stoové, Mark
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Undiagnosed HIV infections contribute disproportionately to the HIV epidemic. We recruited 639 gay men attending social venues, who completed a cross-sectional survey with oral fluid collection for HIV testing in 2008. We calculated HIV and undiagnosed HIV prevalence and used χ 2 tests and logistic regression to examine associations between participant characteristics and HIV status. Among 639 men, 61 (9.5%, 95% confidence interval: 7.4% to 12.1%) tested HIV positive, of which 19 (31.1%, 95%confidence interval: 19.9% to 44.3%) were classified as undiagnosed HIV positive. Almost a third of HIV-positive men were unaware of their HIV status, and of these men, a large proportion engaged in high-risk behaviors.
AB - Undiagnosed HIV infections contribute disproportionately to the HIV epidemic. We recruited 639 gay men attending social venues, who completed a cross-sectional survey with oral fluid collection for HIV testing in 2008. We calculated HIV and undiagnosed HIV prevalence and used χ 2 tests and logistic regression to examine associations between participant characteristics and HIV status. Among 639 men, 61 (9.5%, 95% confidence interval: 7.4% to 12.1%) tested HIV positive, of which 19 (31.1%, 95%confidence interval: 19.9% to 44.3%) were classified as undiagnosed HIV positive. Almost a third of HIV-positive men were unaware of their HIV status, and of these men, a large proportion engaged in high-risk behaviors.
KW - HIV
KW - gay men
KW - prevention
KW - sexual risk behavior
KW - undiagnosed infection
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/83655163789
U2 - 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182396869
DO - 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182396869
M3 - Article
C2 - 21992925
AN - SCOPUS:83655163789
SN - 1525-4135
VL - 59
SP - 94
EP - 99
JO - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
JF - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
IS - 1
ER -
