Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Dalmida SG

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• Research Article
  Examination of HIV Risk and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the U.S. Virgin Islands
  Author(s): Dalmida SG, Hunte-Ceasar T, Martinez GCB, Schweizer A, Freeman B, DiValerio E, Huang P, Mugoya GCT and Miller ADalmida SG, Hunte-Ceasar T, Martinez GCB, Schweizer A, Freeman B, DiValerio E, Huang P, Mugoya GCT and Miller A
  
  Objective: The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) currently has the 3rd highest per capita rate of HIV in the United States. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the risk factors that contribute to high rates of HIV in the USVI. Methods: Data from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 2005 and 2009 were examined using statistical analysis with PASW 18.0 software. Local HIV surveillance data presented in the USVI 2012- 2016 HIV Prevention Plan was also reviewed. Descriptive statistics were conducted using chi squared tests and a logistical regression model to examine sociodemographic factors that may contribute to HIV risk. Results: Aggregation of data from the USVI indicate an increase in reported history of HIV testing and a decrease in reported high HIV-associated risk behavior between 2005 and 2009. Analysis of the data showed that being a young .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000621

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