FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV TESTING AMONG ATLANTA’S HOMELESS YOUTH

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Educ Prev
• Personal Author:
  Myles, Ranell L. ; Best, Janae ; Bautista, Greg ; Wright, Eric R. ; LaBoy, Ana ; Demissie, Zewditu ; Dean, Hazel D.
• Description:
  Homeless youth experience increased risk of contracting HIV, making HIV testing imperative in this population. We analyzed factors associated with HIV testing among homeless youth in Atlanta, Georgia using data from the 2015 Atlanta Youth Count and Needs Assessment. The analysis included 693 homeless youth aged 14-25 years, of whom 88.4% reported ever being tested for HIV, and 74.6% reported being tested within the previous year. Prevalence of ever testing for HIV was significantly higher among youth who reported risk factors for HIV (sexually active, transactional sex, or ever having an STI). Higher prevalence of testing within the last year was significantly associated with experiencing physical abuse or transactional sex. However, reporting ≥ 4 sexual partners or not using condoms were not associated with higher testing. Although testing prevalence among homeless youth was high, homeless youth engaging in certain high risk behaviors could benefit from further promotion of HIV testing.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adult Condoms Female Georgia Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice HIV Infections HIV Testing Homeless Youth Humans Male Mass Screening Prevalence Risk-Taking Risk Factors Safe Sex Sexual Behavior Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Adolescent Atlanta Homeless Youth Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk Factors
• Source:
  AIDS Educ Prev. 32(4):325-336
• Pubmed ID:
  32897135
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7714517
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:251f258942ffb2f164e0f99600aec802c45737e9d3c0577dcfc20cb40b1a576a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98476/cdc_98476_DS1.pdf
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