Race/ethnic disparities in HIV testing and knowledge about treatment for HIV/AIDS: United States, 2001

• Published in: AIDS patient care and STDs Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 27
• Main Authors: Ebrahim, Shahul H, Anderson, John E, Weidle, Paul, Purcell, David W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2004
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Americans - education; African Americans - psychology; AIDS Serodiagnosis - psychology; AIDS Serodiagnosis - utilization; Educational Measurement; Employment; European Continental Ancestry Group - education; European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; Female; Health Care Surveys; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration; Hispanic Americans - education; Hispanic Americans - psychology; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - ethnology; HIV Infections - therapy; Humans; Income; Male; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; United States

In the United States, access to HIV care has remained suboptimal for people of color. To assess racial disparities in HIV testing and knowledge about treatment for HIV/AIDS in the United States, we analyzed the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We obtained the percentage of respondent...