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New Data on HIV Testing: Half U.S. Adults Report Having Been Tested
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) INFORMATION E-MAIL
In the lead up to National HIV Testing Day on June 27, the Kaiser Family
Foundation has released new national survey data on HIV testing and a fact
sheet that provides current testing data as well as information on testing
policies, recommendations, and techniques. These new findings are part of
Kaiser's national "Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS," conducted this spring.
The survey found that among all U.S. adults, almost half (48%) report having
ever been tested for HIV, including 20 percent in the last year. Among
non-elderly adults, more than half (55%) say they have ever been tested for
HIV, an increase from 43% in 1997. Non-elderly African Americans are the
most likely to say that they have ever been tested (71%), followed by
Latinos (54%) and Whites (51%). Among these groups, however, those who say
they have been tested in the last 12 months has remained relatively stable
since 1997, at 38 percent (African American), 30 percent (Latino), and 18
percent (White).
For a summary of the survey and a chartpack go to: www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr061504pkg.cfm.
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