纽约市舞会社群中的艾滋病毒流行情况及相关风险行为
HIV prevalence and associated risk behaviors in New York City's house ball community.
作者信息
Murrill Christopher S, Liu Kai-Lih, Guilin Vincent, Colón Edgar Rivera, Dean Laura, Buckley Lisa A, Sanchez Travis, Finlayson Teresa J, Torian Lucia V
机构信息
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 346 Broadway, Room 701, New York, NY 10013, USA.
出版信息
Am J Public Health. 2008 Jun;98(6):1074-80. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.108936. Epub 2008 Apr 29.
OBJECTIVES
We measured HIV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among persons in New York City's house ball community.
METHODS
In 2004 we conducted a venue-based risk-behavior survey and HIV testing in the house ball community.
RESULTS
Of the 504 study participants, 67% were male, 14% female, and 18% transgender. Mean age was 24 years (range=15-52 years); 55% were Black, and 40% were Latino. More than 85% of participants had previously been tested for HIV, although only 60% had been tested in the previous 12 months. Of the 84 (17%) persons who tested positive for HIV in our study, 61 (73%) were unaware of their HIV status. A logistic regression analysis on data from 371 participants who had had a male sexual partner in the previous 12 months showed that HIV-infected participants were more likely than were HIV-negative participants to be Black, to be older than 29 years, and not to have been tested for HIV in the previous 12 months.
CONCLUSIONS
Culturally specific community-level prevention efforts are warranted to reduce risk behaviors and increase the frequency of HIV testing in New York City's house ball community.
目的
我们对纽约市舞会社群中的人群进行了艾滋病毒血清流行率及相关风险因素的测定。
方法
2004年，我们在舞会社群中开展了一项基于场所的风险行为调查及艾滋病毒检测。
结果
在504名研究参与者中，67%为男性，14%为女性，18%为跨性别者。平均年龄为24岁（范围=15 - 52岁）；55%为黑人，40%为拉丁裔。超过85%的参与者此前曾接受过艾滋病毒检测，不过在前12个月内接受检测的仅占60%。在我们研究中检测出艾滋病毒呈阳性的84人（17%）中，61人（73%）此前并不知道自己感染了艾滋病毒。对371名在过去12个月内有男性性伴侣的参与者的数据进行逻辑回归分析显示，与艾滋病毒阴性参与者相比，感染艾滋病毒的参与者更有可能是黑人、年龄超过29岁，且在前12个月内未接受过艾滋病毒检测。
结论
有必要开展针对特定文化社群层面的预防工作，以减少纽约市舞会社群中的风险行为，并提高艾滋病毒检测的频率。
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