Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2013 Jan;27(1):38-44. doi: 10.1089/apc.2012.0230.
The Hispanic population in the U.S. carries a disproportionate burden of HIV. Despite the high prevalence of HIV, many Hispanics remain untested for HIV. The purpose of this study conducted in a predominantly Hispanic-serving community health center in a high HIV prevalence area was to understand patient beliefs of who should be tested for HIV in the routine HIV testing era. Survey participants were presented with nine populations of people that should be tested for HIV based on CDC HIV testing recommendations. Of the 90 participants (67.1% Hispanic) who answered the HIV testing beliefs question, only approximately 45% were aware that all adults and teenagers should be HIV tested. Only 30% correctly identified all nine populations of people that should be tested for HIV based on CDC HIV testing recommendations. Our study suggests that Hispanics are either unaware of or disagree with the latest CDC recommendations for routine HIV testing of all persons ages 13-64 in high HIV prevalence areas. Improving knowledge of the current HIV epidemiologic profile in the U.S. and the most recent routine HIV testing recommendations may improve HIV testing rates in Hispanic communities.
美国的西班牙裔人口感染艾滋病的比例不成比例。尽管艾滋病的发病率很高，但许多西班牙裔人仍未接受艾滋病病毒检测。本研究在一个以西班牙裔为主的社区卫生中心进行，该中心位于艾滋病高发地区，目的是了解在常规艾滋病病毒检测时代，患者对哪些人应该接受艾滋病病毒检测的看法。调查参与者根据疾病预防控制中心的艾滋病病毒检测建议，对九个人群进行了艾滋病病毒检测。在回答艾滋病病毒检测信念问题的 90 名参与者（67.1%为西班牙裔）中，只有约 45%的人意识到所有成年人和青少年都应该接受艾滋病病毒检测。只有 30%的人正确识别了根据疾病预防控制中心艾滋病病毒检测建议，应该进行艾滋病病毒检测的所有九个人群。我们的研究表明，西班牙裔人要么不知道，要么不同意疾病预防控制中心关于在艾滋病高发地区对所有 13-64 岁人群进行常规艾滋病病毒检测的最新建议。提高对美国当前艾滋病流行状况的认识以及最近的常规艾滋病病毒检测建议，可能会提高西班牙裔社区的艾滋病病毒检测率。
