Journal article
Acceptability of Rapid HIV Testing Among Latinos in Washington Heights, New York City, New York, USA
Journal of immigrant and minority health, Vol.19(4), pp.861-867
08/01/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0525-9
PMCID: PMC5418111
PMID: 27815664
Abstract
In the United States, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a disproportionately large impact on Latino Americans. This study assessed the acceptability of rapid HIV testing among a sample of Latinos from New York City. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 192 participants from The Washington Heights/Inwood Informatics Infrastructure for Community-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research (WICER) study. Participants were interviewed and offered rapid HIV testing and post-test counseling. Seventy-five percent (n = 143) accepted rapid HIV testing when offered. More religious participants were less likely than less religious participants to undergo testing (RR = 0.73; 95% CI 0.54-0.99). Participants tested for HIV within the past year were less likely than those who had not been tested within the past year to agree to undergo testing (RR = 0.27; 95% CI 0.11-0.66). Community-based rapid HIV testing is feasible among Latinos in urban environments. Outreach efforts to engage religious individuals and encouraging routine testing should be reinforced.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acceptability of Rapid HIV Testing Among Latinos in Washington Heights, New York City, New York, USA
- Creators
- Tawandra L. Rowell-Cunsolo - Columbia UniversityYamnia I. Cortes - University of PittsburghYue Long - Columbia UniversityErida Castro-Rivas - Columbia UniversityJianfang Liu - Columbia University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of immigrant and minority health, Vol.19(4), pp.861-867
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10903-016-0525-9
- PMID
- 27815664
- PMCID
- PMC5418111
- NLM abbreviation
- J Immigr Minor Health
- ISSN
- 1557-1912
- eISSN
- 1557-1920
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 1R01HS022961 / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality K01DA036411 / National Institute on Drug Abuse; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Columbia University Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Planning T32NR013454-03 / National Institute of Nursing Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984446275702771
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