Table 2.

Racial and ethnic comparison of use of health care and HIV testing services, 23- to 29-year-old men who have sex with men, four US cities^a, 1998–2000

	BMSM (n = 458)	WMSM (n = 906)	AORb (95% CI)	HMSM (n = 637)	WMSM (n = 779)	AORb (95% CI)
	%	%		%	%
Use health care provider (HCP)	68	64	–	57	62	–
Visited HCP ≥5 timesc	53	57	–	52	57	–
Previously tested for HIV	88	89	–	89	89	–
Tested ≥5 times	27*	37	0.94 (0.70–1.26)	31*	38	0.91 (0.71–1.16)
Tested within 12 months of interview	52	53	–	51	54	–

BMSM Black men who have sex with men, WMSM white men who have sex with men, HMSM Hispanic men who have sex with men, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, HCP health care provider

*Bivariate comparison to whites, P < 0.05 (chi-square).

^aFour cities for blacks vs. whites include: Baltimore, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York; Four cities for Hispanics vs. whites include: Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York

^bAdjusted for age, city, income, ever having unprotected sex, ≥ 20 male partners, ever having a sexually transmitted infection, and HIV serostatus

^cAmong those who reported using a health care provider since age 20