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ArticleLGBT health2017

Disparities in Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Infected Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in the District of Columbia, 2013.

Mercedes M Morales-Alemán, Jenevieve Opoku, Ashley Murray, Yzette Lanier, Michael Kharfen, Madeline Y Sutton

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Article in LGBT health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Systematic Review of Neighborhood Factors Impacting HIV Care Continuum Participation in the United States.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024
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6 authors.

Mercedes M Morales-Alemán1 Department of Community and Rural Medicine, Institute for Rural Health Research, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Jenevieve Opoku3 HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC.
Ashley Murray2 Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
Yzette Lanier4 College of Nursing, New York University , New York, New York.
Michael Kharfen3 HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC.
Madeline Y Sutton2 Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .

Funding

UAB Health Services Research (HSR) Training ProgramT32HS013852 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI LEVITAN, EMILY B, MUGAVERO, MICHAEL J · 2003 to 2024
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AHRQ HHS T32 HS013852
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAmong young men who have sex with men (YMSM), aged 13-24 years, Blacks/African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for 58% and 21%, respectively, of diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States. In the District of Columbia (DC), YMSM of color are also disproportionately affected by HIV. National goals are that 80% of HIV-infected persons be retained in HIV care. We analyzed DC surveillance data to examine retention among YMSM living with HIV infection in DC.

methodsWe characterized correlates of retention in HIV care (≥2 clinical visits, ≥3 months apart, within 12 months of diagnosis) among YMSM in DC to inform and strengthen local HIV care efforts. We analyzed data from DC HIV surveillance system for YMSM aged 13-29 years diagnosed between 2005 and 2012 and alive in 2013. We also combined demographic and clinical variables with sociodemographic data from the U.S. American Community Survey (ACS) by census tracts.

resultsFrom 2005 to 2012, 1034 YMSM were diagnosed and living with HIV infection in DC; 83% were Black or Latino. Of the 1034 YMSM, 910 (88%) had census tract data available and were included in analyses (72% Black, 10% Latino, and 17% White); among the 854 (94%) linked to care, 376 (44%) were retained in care. In multivariate analyses, retention in care was less likely among 19-24 year YMSM compared with 13-18-year-old YMSM (adjusted prevalence ratios [aPR] = 0.89, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.80-0.99).

conclusionRetention in HIV care was suboptimal for YMSM. Increased retention efforts are warranted to improve outcomes and reduce age and racial/ethnic disparities.

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Homosexuality, MaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdolescentAdultAge FactorsDistrict of ColumbiaGeography, MedicalHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePublic Health SurveillanceYoung AdultDistrict of Columbiahealth disparitiesHIV/AIDSretention in careYMSM

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