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Estimating the Number of Heterosexual Persons in the United States to Calculate National Rates of HIV Infection.
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- A reinforcement learning model to inform optimal decision paths for HIV elimination.Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE · 2021Article
- Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses.Lancet (London, England) · 2021Review
- Racial and ethnic disparities in HIV diagnoses among heterosexually active persons in the United States nationally and by state, 2018.PloS one · 2021Article
- Integrating Individual and Contextual Factors to Explain Disparities in HIV/STI Among Heterosexual African American Youth: A Contemporary Literature Review and Social Ecological Model.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Review
- Estimating national rates of HIV infection among MSM, persons who inject drugs, and heterosexuals in the United States.AIDS (London, England) · 2019Article
- Applying National Estimates of Adults With Indications for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Populations of Men Who Have Sex With Men and People Who Inject Drugs in Colorado: Modeling Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2019Article
- HIV Testing Among Transgender Women and Men - 27 States and Guam, 2014-2015.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2017Article
- Public Health Benefit of Peer-Referral Strategies for Detecting Undiagnosed HIV Infection Among High-Risk Heterosexuals in New York City.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2017Article
- Lifetime risk of a diagnosis of HIV infection in the United States.Annals of epidemiology · 2017Article
- The intersection between masculinity and health among rural immigrant Latino men.International journal of men's health · 2017Article
- The Importance of Population Denominators for High-Impact Public Health for Marginalized Populations.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study estimated the proportions and numbers of heterosexuals in the United States (U.S.) to calculate rates of heterosexually acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Quantifying the burden of disease can inform effective prevention planning and resource allocation.
methodsHeterosexuals were defined as males and females who ever had sex with an opposite-sex partner and excluded those with other HIV risks: persons who ever injected drugs and males who ever had sex with another man. We conducted meta-analysis using data from 3 national probability surveys that measured lifetime (ever) sexual activity and injection drug use among persons aged 15 years and older to estimate the proportion of heterosexuals in the United States population. We then applied the proportion of heterosexual persons to census data to produce population size estimates. National HIV infection rates among heterosexuals were calculated using surveillance data (cases attributable to heterosexual contact) in the numerators and the heterosexual population size estimates in the denominators.
resultsAdult and adolescent heterosexuals comprised an estimated 86.7% (95% confidence interval: 84.1%-89.3%) of the U.S. population. The estimate for males was 84.1% (CI: 81.2%-86.9%) and for females was 89.4% (95% CI: 86.9%-91.8%). The HIV diagnosis rate for 2013 was 5.2 per 100,000 heterosexuals and the rate of persons living with diagnosed HIV infection in 2012 was 104 per 100,000 heterosexuals aged 13 years or older. Rates of HIV infection were >20 times as high among black heterosexuals compared to white heterosexuals, indicating considerable disparity. Rates among heterosexual men demonstrated higher disparities than overall population rates for men.
conclusionsThe best available data must be used to guide decision-making for HIV prevention. HIV rates among heterosexuals in the U.S. are important additions to cost effectiveness and other data used to make critical decisions about resources for prevention of HIV infection.
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