Estimation of HIV incidence among repeat anonymous testers in Catalonia, Spain

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2004 Nov;20(11):1145-7. doi: 10.1089/aid.2004.20.1145.

Abstract

A retrospective cohort study of 2124 repeat HIV testers attending at anonymous testing sites (ATS) of Catalonia between 1995 and 2001 registered 3273 person-years (PY) of follow-up and 76 seroconversions (incidence density of 2.32 per 100 PY; 95% CI: 1.83, 2.90). The highest HIV infection incidence was observed among heterosexual injection drug users (IDU) (9.25 per 100 PY; 95% CI: 6.77, 12.25) and the lowest was among heterosexual non-IDU (0.69 per 100 PY; 95% CI: 0.35, 1.24). In multivariate Cox regression, factors independently associated with seroconversion were men having sex with men, IDU, and having sex with a known HIV-infected person. In spite of some limitations, such results suggest that prevention interventions targeting specific groups attending at ATS in Catalonia should be prioritized.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Serodiagnosis*
  • Adult
  • Anonymous Testing*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Heterosexuality
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Spain
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous