Open AccessCorrelates of HIV Testing History Among Urban Youth Recruited Through Venue-Based Testing in 15 US Cities
Author(s) -
Diane M. Straub,
Renata ArringtonSanders,
D.R. Harris,
Nancy Willard,
Bill Kapogiannis,
Patricia Emmanuel,
Donna Futterman,
Jonathan M. Ellen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e318214bb70
Subject(s) - serostatus , medicine , condom , ethnic group , demography , sexual orientation , receipt , test (biology) , young adult , national survey of family growth , gerontology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , population , viral load , family planning , psychology , social psychology , sociology , paleontology , syphilis , world wide web , anthropology , computer science , research methodology , biology
Adolescents and young adults comprise disproportionately high percentages of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with undiagnosed HIV. Our objective was to determine factors associated with history of HIV testing and receipt of results among a sample of urban, high-risk, sexually active adolescents in 15 US cities.