RT Journal
A1 Barnes W, D’Angelo L, Yamazaki M, et al
T1 IDentification of hiv-infected 12- to 24-year-old men and women in 15 us cities through venue-based testing
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2010
FD March 1
VO 164
IS 3
SP 273
OP 276
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.278
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.278
AB Objective 
    To test whether “venue-based testing” could identify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in US youth, 12 to 24 years of age, who were otherwise not aware of their infection. Racial and ethnic minority women and men who have sex with men (WSM and MSM) compose the majority of new HIV cases among adolescents and young adults.Design 
    Cross-sectional study.Setting 
    Selected venues in communities surrounding the 15 Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) clinical sites over a 3-month period.Participants 
    At each venue, ATN sites recruited 20 to 30 English- or Spanish-speaking at-risk youth (12 to 24 years of age), resulting in a total of 1217 study participants, including 611 MSM and 606 WSM.Intervention 
    Venue-based HIV testing with 2 components: an anonymous audio computer-assisted self-administered interview and an anonymous HIV antibody assay.Main Outcome Measure 
    The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM.Results 
    The prevalence of HIV infection in MSM and WSM was 15.3% and 0.3%, respectively. Sixty percent of the MSM and 100% of the WSM claimed to not know of their infection.Conclusion 
    Venue-based testing may be an important strategy to identify HIV-infected younger MSM; however, other strategies are needed for WSM.