"Ending the Epidemic" Will Not Happen Without Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the United States Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 31;71(11):2968-2971. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa566.

Abstract

We estimated human immunodeficiency virus incidence and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for black and Hispanic vs white populations in 6 cities in the United States (2020-2030). Large reductions in incidence are possible, but without elimination of disparities in healthcare access, we found that wide disparities persisted for black compared with white populations in particular (lowest IRR, 1.69 [95% credible interval, 1.19-2.30]).

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; United States; racial/ethnic inequities; simulation modeling.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Cities
  • Epidemics*
  • Ethnicity
  • HIV
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Racial Groups*
  • United States / epidemiology