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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Feb;14(1):65–81. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9497-y

Table 1.

Delayed HIV diagnosis

First Author,
Pub.Year
(Ref. No.)
Source of Data,
Location, Year
Study population N,
%male,
%Hispanic
Age
(median,
years)
Outcome of
Interest
Result
Hall 2006
(17)
1996-2001 CDC
surveillance
data from 25
states
≥13 years-old
diagnosed with
HIV between
1996-2001.
Followed
through
December 31,
2002
N=98,885
M:73%
H: 7.9%
39% were
between
30-39
Proportion
with AIDS
within l year
of HIV
diagnosis
Late HIV diagnosis*
(Percentage)
White 40.6% (40.3-41.0)
Black 39.4%(39.0-39.7)
Hispanic 46.7% (46.2-47.3)
* adjusted for age, sex, transmission category and year of diagnosis

Hall 2007
(15)
1996-2002 CDC
surveillance
data from 33
states
MSM <13 vears-
old with HIV
diagnosis
between 1996-
2002
43,994
M:100%
H: 14.1%
- Proportion
with AIDS
within 1 year
of HIV
diagnosis
Late HIV diagnosis*
(Percentage)
White 18.4% (17.9-18.9)
Black 23.1% (22.4-23.7)
Hispanic 23.7% (22.6-24.7)
* adjusted for age and diagnosis year.

Torrone
2007 (21)
2000-2004,
North Carolina
Partner
Counseling
and Referral
Services (PCRS)
surveillance
database
records
Men between 18
and 30 years old
diagnosed with
HIV between
January 1, 2000,
and December,
31, 2004
n=1117
M:100%
H:ll%
100%
between
18-30
Late diagnosis
defined as
AIDS diagnosis
at first
documented
HIV test
Late HIV diagnosis
(Percentage)
AOR*
Non-Hispanic 11.5% Ref.
Hispanic 29.2% 2.23 (1.37-3.65)
* Adjusted for urban residency, college enrollment, prior incarceration, history of IDU, use of
internet to meet sexual partners, syphilis co-infection, partner with known HIV, sexual risk, age.

Esplnoza
2007 (11)
1999-2004 CDC
surveillance
data from 29
states
Heterosexuallv-
acauired HIV in
≥13 year-olds
with HIV
diagnosis
between 1999-
2004
n=52,569
M:26%
H: 10%
33% were
between
30-39
Proportion
with
concurrent
HIV and AIDS
diagnosis
Proportion concurrent HIV/AIDS diagnosis
White 23%
Black 20%
Hispanic 23% p=<0.001
AOR of concurrent HIV/AIDS diagnosis among Hispanics*
Female Ref
Male 1.58 (1.39,1.80)
*adjusted for age and year of diagnosis

Espinoza
2008(13)
2005 CDC
surveillance
data from 33
states
≥13 year-old
Hispanics with
HIV diagnosis in
2005
N=7,561
M:77%
H: 100%

Place of birth
U.S.: 29%
Foreign: 54%
Unknown: 17%
42% were
between
30-39
Proportion
with AIDS
within 1 year
of HIV
diagnosis
Late HIV diagnosis by place of birth
(Percentage)
AOR for Late Diagnosis*
U.S. born 39.1 Ref.
Puerto Rico 39.5 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5)
Mexico 55.2 2.2 (1.8 to 2.5)
Central America 58.5 2.5 (2.0 to 3.2)
*adjusted for sex, age group, place of birth, and transmission category.

Espinoza
2009 (12)
2003-2005 CDC
surveillance
data from 48
US border
counties in 4
states (CA, NM,
TX,AZ)
≥13 year with
HIV diagnosis
between 2003-
2005
N=3090
M:N/A
H:46%
33% were
between
30-39
Proportion
with AIDS
within 1 year
of HIV
diagnosis
Late HIV diagnosis
(Percentage)
AOR for late diagnosis*
Male Female
White 37% Ref. Ref.
Black 37% 1.0 (0.7-1.4) 1.3 (0.7- 2.5)
Hispanic 46% 1.4(1.2-1.7) 2.2(1.2-3.8)
U.S. born 39% Ref. Ref.
Foreign-born 51% 1.7 (1.4-2.2) 0.9 (0.6-1.5)
*adjusted for sex, age group, place of birth, race/ethnicity, and transmission category

Hall 2009
(16)
2001-2005 CDC
surveillance
data from 33
states
≥13 years old
with HIV
diagnosis
between 2003-
2005
N=126,382
M:72%
H: 18.2%
- Proportion
with AIDS
within 1 year
of HIV
diagnosis
Late HIV Diagnosis
(Percentage)
White 54.1%
Black 53.1%
Hispanic 57.7%

Yang 2010
(23)
2000-2008,
Houston/Harris
County, Texas,
reported to
Houston
Department of
Health and
Human Services
≥13 years old
resident of
Houston/Harris
County,
diagnosed with
AIDS between
2000-2007
N=9964
M:78%
H:21%
35% were
between
30-39
Proportion
with late HIV
diagnosis,
defined as
AIDS diagnosis
within three
months of
initial HIV
diagnosis)
Unadjusted OR AOR for late diagnosis*
White Ref. Ref.
Black 0.99 (0.88-1.10) 1.19 (1.04-1.34)
Hispanic 1.64 (1.44-1.85) 1.86 (1.61-2.16)
*adjusted for sex, race, mode of transmission, age group, country of origin, and private versus
public sector care

AOR adjusted odds ratio, CDC centers for disease control and prevention, H Hispanic, M male, MSM men who have sex with men, N/A not available, OR odds ratio, Pub publication, Ref reference

Color scheme grey-Hispanics with worse outcome