TABLE 3.
HIV/AIDS Cases, New Diagnosis Rates, and Rate Ratios Among Adults With Children Who Used the New York City Department of Homeless Services Family Shelter System: New York City, 2001–2003
| HIV/AIDS Among Adults in NYC |
HIV/AIDS Among Adults in NYC Low-Income Neighborhoodsa |
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| HIV/AIDS Among Adult Family Shelter Users, No. (per 1000 Adults)b | No. (per 1000 Adults)b | Rate Ratioc (95% CI) | No. (per 1000 Adults)b | Rate Ratiod (95% CI) | |
| HIV/AIDS cases | |||||
| Total | 659 (18.1) | 85 235 (13.8) | 1.31 (1.15, 1.47) | 10 211 (29.8) | 0.61 (0.54, 0.67) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 470 (18.0) | 25 062 (7.7) | 2.35 (1.98, 2.71) | 4109 (20.9) | 0.86 (0.73, 0.98) |
| Male | 189 (18.1) | 58 864 (20.3) | 0.89 (0.74, 1.03) | 6102 (41.3) | 0.44 (0.37, 0.50) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–24 | 74 (4.9) | 2825 (3.5) | 1.39 (1.11, 1.64) | 409 (7.1) | 0.69 (0.59, 0.77) |
| 25–44 | 458 (17.3) | 50 622 (19.2) | 0.90 (0.82, 0.97) | 6115 (39.8) | 0.43 (0.40, 0.46) |
| 45–64 | 126 (32.7) | 29 989 (17.7) | 1.85 (1.54, 2.15) | 3514 (40.3) | 0.81 (0.69, 0.92) |
| ≥65 | 1 (4.4) | 1799 (1.9) | 2.32 (-2.33, 6.56) | 173 (5.1) | 0.88 (-0.99, 2.26) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 3 (4.3) | 18 464 (8.2) | 0.52 (-0.07, 1.10) | 314 (59.6) | 0.07 (-0.01, 0.14) |
| Black | 330 (24.1) | 37 570 (26.1) | 0.93 (0.74, 1.10) | 4578 (40.3) | 0.60 (0.49, 0.70) |
| Hispanic | 136 (18.4) | 27 127 (17.4) | 1.06 (0.82, 1.29) | 5257 (25.0) | 0.74 (0.58, 0.89) |
| HIV/AIDS new diagnoses | |||||
| Total | 251 (1.8) | 13 829 (0.75) | 2.46 (2.07, 2.83) | 1897 (1.8) | 0.99 (0.86, 1.11) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 182 (1.9) | 4650 (0.48) | 3.91 (3.17, 4.61) | 798 (1.4) | 1.37 (1.16, 1.55) |
| Male | 69 (1.8) | 9179 (1.1) | 1.68 (1.20, 2.14) | 1099 (2.5) | 0.71 (0.53, 0.88) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–24 | 44 (1.0) | 1232 (0.5) | 1.89 (1.41, 2.32) | 189 (1.1) | 0.88 (0.72, 1.00) |
| 25–44 | 175 (2.2) | 8751 (1.1) | 1.95 (1.70, 2.20) | 1186 (2.7) | 0.83 (0.75, 0.90) |
| 45–64 | 32 (2.8) | 3578 (0.7) | 3.88 (2.62, 5.06) | 482 (1.9) | 1.45 (1.04, 1.79) |
| ≥65 | 0 (0) | 268 (0.10) | 0.00 | 40 (0.04) | 0.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 2 (1.0) | 2096 (0.3) | 3.00 (-1.20, 6.86) | 66 (4.5) | 0.21 (-0.11, 0.41) |
| Black | 119 (2.1) | 7417 (1.7) | 1.23 (0.95, 1.49) | 1061 (3.2) | 0.68 (0.55, 0.79) |
| Hispanic | 42 (1.7) | 4016 (0.85) | 1.95 (1.14, 2.71) | 755 (1.2) | 1.40 (0.85, 1.87) |
Notes. CI = confidence interval; NYC = New York City.
a
United Hospital Fund areas 105, 106, and 107 in the South Bronx.
b
Age-adjusted, except for analyses stratified by age.
c
HIV/AIDS among family shelter users compared with NYC residents.
d
HIV/AIDS among family shelter users compared with those in NYC low-income neighborhoods.