1. A county-level analysis of persons living with HIV in the southern United States.
- Author
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Gray SC, Massaro T, Chen I, Edholm CJ, Grotheer R, Zheng Y, and Chang HH
- Subjects
- Baltimore, Humans, Prevalence, Racial Groups, United States epidemiology, HIV Infections epidemiology
- 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 (pā<ā.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.
- Published
- 2016
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