Demographic profiles of newly acquired HIV infections among adolescents and young adults in the U.S

J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jan;46(1):93-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.003. Epub 2009 Jul 8.

Abstract

Understanding the demographic and risk profiles of youth with recent HIV infection offers insight for imputing the dynamics of the epidemic and targeting prevention efforts. Three hundred forty-two HIV-positive youth were tested using a Sensitive/Less Sensitive strategy; 33% were classified as recently infected; with the majority (51%) occurring within African Americans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Demography*
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
  • HIV Seropositivity / ethnology
  • HIV Seroprevalence / trends*
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult