Open AccessSelf-Reported Prevalence of HIV Testing Among Those Reporting Having Been Diagnosed With Selected STIs or HCV, United States, 2005–2016
Author(s) -
Shilpa N. Patel,
Kevin P. Delaney,
Marc A. Pitasi,
Emeka Oraka,
Guoyu Tao,
Michelle Van Handel,
Greta Kilmer,
Elizabeth DiNenno
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000001146
Subject(s) - medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , gonorrhea , hepatitis c , chlamydia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , confidence interval , immunology , syphilis , population , environmental health
Persons with STIs or HCV infection often have indicators of HIV risk. We used weighted data from 6 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the proportion of persons who reported ever being diagnosed as having a selected STI or HCV infection and who reported that they were ever tested for HIV.