Table 2.

Rate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnosis Between 2000 and 2016 for Select Subgroups of Black Women in Louisiana

No STI Reported, 2000–2015						STI Reported, 2000–2015
Characteristic				Reported With HIV		Characteristic			Reported With HIV
Age, y	Area	No.	PY	No.	Ratea	STI	No.	PY	No.	Ratea	Relative Rateb
20–29	High risk	41 588	636 358	664	104.3	Syphilis	805	6671	17	254.8	2.4
						Gonorrhea	6409	63 967	78	121.9	1.2
20–29	Low risk	65 618	945 419	827	87.5	Syphilis	1860	14 270	17	119.1	1.4
						Gonorrhea	16 601	155 817	108	69.3	0.8
30–59	High risk	97 210	1 635 027	1213	74.2	Syphilis	532	4817	10	207.6	2.8
						Gonorrhea	1287	12 726	24	188.6	2.5
30–59	Low risk	196 284	3 300 610	1621	49.1	Syphilis	1105	9130	17	186.2	3.8
						Gonorrhea	1737	27 088	20	73.8	1.5

Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PY, person-years; STI, sexually transmitted infection.

^aRate is per 100 000 PY.

^bRelative rate compares women with an STI to women of the same age and area group who have no STI.