TY - JOUR
T1 - Social, Behavioral, and Health Care Factors Associated With Recent HIV Testing Among Sexually Active Non-Hispanic Black Women In The United States
AU - Nearns, Jodi
AU - Baldwin, Julie A.
AU - Clayton, Heather
N1 - Funding Information:
Julie A. Baldwin, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health at the University of South Florida (USF). She teaches courses on health disparities, community-based health promotion, social and behavioral aspects of public health, program planning and evaluation. She recently served as the Co-P.I. of the Florida Prevention Research Center (funded by CDC) and coordinated the Mental Health Training Program of the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (funded by HRSA). Dr. Baldwin's research has focused on both infectious and chronic disease prevention. Cross-cutting themes which have characterized her work include: utilizing community-based participatory research approaches, working with underserved and/or marginalized populations, and addressing health disparities by developing and implementing culturally competent public health interventions.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Purpose: We examined the prevalence of recent HIV testing among sexually active adult Black women in the United States and the social, behavioral, and health care factors associated with their receipt of these services. Methods: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth were obtained. Our analyses focused on 1,122 sexually active non-Hispanic Black women aged 18-44 years. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on the total sample of women and on 3 subsamples of women, stratified by age group. Main Findings: Only 29% of the total sample of women reported recent HIV testing. Younger age and recent Pap testing were positively associated with recent HIV testing, whereas uninsurance and no recent pregnancy were negatively associated with recent HIV testing. Unique factors of recent HIV testing also were revealed for each age group. Conclusions: A low prevalence of Black women received HIV testing in 2001 and 2002. Efforts to facilitate access to and utilization of health care are needed because these factors were associated with HIV testing. Public health messages to increase HIV testing among this vulnerable population of women also need to consider the factors unique to each age group.
AB - Purpose: We examined the prevalence of recent HIV testing among sexually active adult Black women in the United States and the social, behavioral, and health care factors associated with their receipt of these services. Methods: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth were obtained. Our analyses focused on 1,122 sexually active non-Hispanic Black women aged 18-44 years. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on the total sample of women and on 3 subsamples of women, stratified by age group. Main Findings: Only 29% of the total sample of women reported recent HIV testing. Younger age and recent Pap testing were positively associated with recent HIV testing, whereas uninsurance and no recent pregnancy were negatively associated with recent HIV testing. Unique factors of recent HIV testing also were revealed for each age group. Conclusions: A low prevalence of Black women received HIV testing in 2001 and 2002. Efforts to facilitate access to and utilization of health care are needed because these factors were associated with HIV testing. Public health messages to increase HIV testing among this vulnerable population of women also need to consider the factors unique to each age group.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.007
DO - 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 19111788
AN - SCOPUS:57849130288
SN - 1049-3867
VL - 19
SP - 52
EP - 60
JO - Women's Health Issues
JF - Women's Health Issues
IS - 1
ER -