Table 1.
Late-stage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis (Stage 3, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) at the time of diagnosis) among U.S.-born and non-U.S.-born blacks aged ≥13 years by selected demographic characteristics, National HIV Surveillance System, 40 U.S. areas, 2016.
| Characteristic | U.S.-Born | Non-U.S.-Born | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Cases | Col% | Late-Stage Diagnosis a | Total No. of Cases | Col% | Late-Stage Diagnosis a | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | |||||
| Total | 9441 | 100 | 1807 | 19.1 | 1744 | 100 | 493 | 28.3 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 7386 | 78.2 | 1366 | 18.5 | 807 | 46.3 | 268 | 33.2 |
| Female | 2055 | 21.8 | 441 | 21.5 | 937 | 53.7 | 225 | 24.0 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 13‒24 | 2839 | 30.1 | 277 | 9.8 | 143 | 8.2 | 25 | 17.5 |
| 25–34 | 3291 | 34.9 | 543 | 16.5 | 445 | 25.5 | 96 | 21.6 |
| 35–44 | 1364 | 14.4 | 359 | 26.3 | 509 | 29.2 | 175 | 34.4 |
| 44‒54 | 1118 | 11.8 | 343 | 30.7 | 361 | 20.7 | 110 | 30.5 |
| ≥55 | 829 | 8.8 | 285 | 34.4 | 286 | 16.4 | 87 | 30.4 |
| Transmission category (male) b | ||||||||
| Male-to-male sexual contact | 5899 | 79.9 | 994 | 16.9 | 376 | 46.5 | 99 | 26.3 |
| Injection-drug use (IDU) | 264 | 3.6 | 58 | 22.0 | 26 | 3.2 | 13 | 50.0 |
| Male-to-male sexual contact and IDU | 208 | 2.8 | 42 | 20.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Heterosexual contact c | 1005 | 13.6 | 267 | 26.6 | 396 | 49.0 | 151 | 38.1 |
| Other d | 10 | 0.1 | 4 | 40.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Transmission category (female) b | ||||||||
| IDU | 188 | 9.1 | 51 | 27.1 | 32 | 3.4 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Heterosexual contact c | 1860 | 90.5 | 388 | 20.9 | 889 | 94.9 | 214 | 24.1 |
| Other d | 7 | 0.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 16 | 1.7 | 3 | 18.8 |
| Type of residence at the time of diagnosis | ||||||||
| Metropolitan (population ≥500,000 persons) | 7472 | 79.1 | 1348 | 18.0 | 1559 | 89.4 | 444 | 28.5 |
| Urban (population 50,000–499,999 persons) | 1521 | 16.1 | 343 | 22.6 | 150 | 8.6 | 36 | 24.0 |
| Rural (population ≤49,999 persons) | 384 | 4.1 | 104 | 27.1 | 30 | 1.7 | 11 | 36.7 |
| Unknown | 64 | 0.7 | 12 | 18.8 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 40.0 |
| World region of birth | ||||||||
| Africa | — | — | — | — | 974 | 55.8 | 274 | 28.1 |
| Caribbean | — | — | — | — | 673 | 38.6 | 187 | 27.8 |
| Other | — | — | — | — | 97 | 5.6 | 32 | 33.0 |
a A CD4 count of <200/µL, the CD4 percentage of total lymphocytes of <14, or documentation of an AIDS-defining condition at the time of initial HIV diagnosis. b Data have been statistically adjusted to account for missing transmission category. c Heterosexual contact with a person known to have or to be at high risk for HIV infection. d Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.