| HIV among Haitian-born persons in the United States, 1985-2007. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20543655 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Haitian-born persons have been historically stigmatized for introducing HIV to North America; however, no previous study has reported on the national HIV surveillance trends among this foreign-born group. METHODS: Annual AIDS cases were estimated for adults and adolescents (aged >12 years) from all 50 US states and the District of Columbia who were diagnosed between 1985 and 2007, and who reported 'Haiti' as country of birth to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV data (with or without AIDS) for Haitian-born adults and adolescents diagnosed between 2004 and 2007 were obtained from 34 US states. Denominators for AIDS rates by race/ethnicity are from postcensal estimates, the American Community Survey of the US Census Bureau and the Haitian Consulates. RESULTS: In 2007, Haitian-born persons constituted 1.2% of US AIDS cases, yet accounted for 0.18% of the total US population based on the American Community Survey estimates, which suggests a seven-fold overrepresentation in the CDC AIDS surveillance data. However, when using population estimates from the Haitian Consulate, the overrepresentation ranges from three-to-four-fold, which is similar to the AIDS rate for blacks/African-Americans. CONCLUSION: The importance of having accurate denominators to estimate the AIDS rate for the Haitian population is paramount. |
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Authors:
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Linda G Marc; Alpa Patel-Larson; H Irene Hall; Denise Hughes; Margarita Alegría; Georgette Jeanty; Yanick Sanon Eveillard; Eustache Jean-Louis; |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AIDS (London, England) Volume: 24 ISSN: 1473-5571 ISO Abbreviation: AIDS Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-03 Completed Date: 2011-03-25 Revised Date: 2011-09-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710219 Medline TA: AIDS Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2089-97 Citation Subset: IM; X |
Affiliation:
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Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance & Harvard Medical School, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143, USA. linda.marc@post.harvard.edu |
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Adult District of Columbia / epidemiology Ethnic Groups Female HIV Infections / epidemiology*, ethnology, transmission HIV-1 / immunology* Haiti / epidemiology Humans Male Middle Aged Sentinel Surveillance Social Stigma United States / epidemiology, ethnology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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L60 MD002421-01/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; T32 MH019132-17/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T32 MH067555-05/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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AIDS. 2011 Jan 14;25(2):277 |
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