Characteristics of and Trends in HIV Diagnoses in the Deep South Region of the United States, 2012–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Watson, Meg ; Johnson, Shacara D. ; Zhang, Tianchi ; Oster, Alexandra M.
• Description:
  HIV prevention goals in the United States include reducing new HIV infections among people in the South Census region (commonly referred as the South). Using data reported to the National HIV Surveillance System, we examined trends in HIV diagnoses in the South, including the Deep South and Other South, during 2012-2017. Although diagnosis rates declined in all regions during the time period, declines were greater in all other regions compared to the Deep South, with the exception of the West region. Moreover, the South continues to have a diagnosis rate 50% higher (65% higher in the Deep South) than that of any other region. Diagnoses in the Deep South increased among some groups, including men who have sex with men, persons aged 25-34 years and Hispanics/Latinos. These findings highlight the need to further strengthen interventions in the South, particularly among communities of color and young adults.
• Subjects:
  Adult AIDS Serodiagnosis Female Hispanic Or Latino HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Male Population Surveillance Young Adult
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 23(Suppl 3):224-232
• Pubmed ID:
  31473847
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6996090
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Southeastern United States
• Volume:
  23
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:00563a357f599ac9c4528542a29441a823a8fd8677726b44a0c36d74dc6f1612
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84926/cdc_84926_DS1.pdf
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