1. A county-level analysis of persons living with HIV in the southern United States.
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Gray, Simone C., Massaro, Tyler, Chen, Isabel, Edholm, Christina J., Grotheer, Rachel, Zheng, Yiqiang, and Chang, Howard H.
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HIV infection epidemiology , *BLACK people , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *HISPANIC Americans , *POPULATION geography , *RACE , *REGRESSION analysis , *RESEARCH funding , *WHITE people , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *HEALTH equity , *DISEASE prevalence , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MANN Whitney U Test - Abstract
This study uses county-level surveillance data to systematically analyze geographic variation and clustering of persons living with diagnosed HIV (PLWH) in the southern United States in 2011. Clusters corresponding to large metropolitan areas – including Miami, Atlanta, and Baltimore – had HIV prevalence rates higher (p < .001) than the regional rate. Regression analysis within the counties included in these clusters determined that race was a significant indicator for PLWH. These results provide a general picture of the distribution of PLWH in the southern United States at the county level and provide insights for identifying local geographic areas with a high number of PLWH, as well as subpopulations that may have an increased risk of infection. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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