Table 3.
Factors independently associated with racial misidentification of AI/AN HIV/AIDS cases reported to HARS in five U.S. states and one urban health jurisdiction, 1984–2002, from multivariate logistic regression analysis a
Results are from a logistic regression model, which included all the covariates listed in the first column, as well as a covariate representing the health jurisidiction contributing the data, which was included in the model to control for differences between the jurisdictions.
The association of unspecified risk with racial misidentification may reflect that incompleteness of data used to assign risk category tends to coincide with incompleteness of information on race/ethnicity.
MSA refers to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget classification (Office of Management and Budget [US]. Update of statistical area definitions and guidance on their uses; OMB Bulletin No. 05-02. November 2004 [cited 2006 Dec 27]. Available from: URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02.html).
AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HARS = HIV/AIDS Reporting System
MSM = men who have sex with men
IDU = injection drug user
MSA = metropolitan statistical area
CI = confidence interval
AOR = adjusted odds ratio