TABLE 2.
—Crude HIV Prevalence and Adjusted Associations of Birth Region With HIV Seroprevalence Among Male and Female Public STD Clinic Attendees: Los Angeles County, 1993–1999 (n = 60 849a)
| Female Clients | Male Clients | |||||
| Birth Region | N | Crude % HIV+ | AORb (95% CI) | N | Crude % HIV+ | AORb (95% CI) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | 158 | 0.6 | 0.84 (0.12, 6.10) | 458 | 3.7 | 1.10 (0.66, 1.80) |
| Central America/Mexico | 8657 | 0.4 | 0.54 (0.36, 0.81) | 11 462 | 2.5 | 0.92 (0.79, 1.10) |
| East Asia/Pacific Islands | 193 | 0.0 | c | 186 | 1.1 | 0.36 (0.08, 1.50) |
| Europe/former USSR | 161 | 0.6 | 0.94 (0.13, 6.80) | 355 | 2.0 | 0.55 (0.25, 1.20) |
| North Africa/Middle East | 23 | 0.0 | c | 98 | 4.1 | 1.60 (0.60, 4.50) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 87 | 5.7 | 8.60 (3.40, 22.00) | 229 | 0.9 | 0.27 (0.06, 1.10) |
| South/Southeast Asia | 233 | 0.4 | 0.69 (0.09, 5.00) | 340 | 0.9 | 0.26 (0.08, 0.82) |
| South America | 171 | 0.6 | 0.84 (0.12, 6.10) | 262 | 2.3 | 0.60 (0.26, 1.40) |
| All foreign-bornd | 9737 | 0.4 | 0.68 (0.37, 1.30) | 13 471 | 2.5 | 1.30 (1.00, 1.60) |
| United States | 14 326 | 0.6 | 1.00 | 23 315 | 2.6 | 1.00 |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; STD = sexually transmitted disease.
aInformation on sex was missing or discrepant for 271 clients.
bNo HIV-positive clients in strata.
cAOR from multiple logistic regression of HIV seropositivity on birth region, controlling for age and behavioral risk group (i.e., men who reported ever having sexual intercourse with men, men who reported only having sexual intercourse with women, and persons who reported ever injecting drugs).
dBirth region not classified for 135 foreign-born clients.