TABLE 1. Percentage of HIV infections diagnosed, percentage of persons receiving HIV testing in the past 12 months, and percentage of missed opportunities for HIV testing in the past 12 months among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, by race/ethnicity and age group — United States, 2017 and 2019.
| Characteristic | Diagnosed HIV infection (2019)* |
Tested in past 12 mos (2017)† |
Missed opportunity for testing in past 12 mos (2017)†,§ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | |
|
Total
|
692,900
|
84.8 (84.1–85.5)
|
7,577
|
78.6 (77.1–80.0)
|
1,181
|
77.8 (73.9–81.7)
|
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
—¶ |
—¶ |
53 |
69.0** (53.1–84.8) |
—†† |
—†† |
| Asian |
—¶ |
—¶ |
194 |
81.0 (73.3–88.7) |
35 |
88.6 (78.0–99.1) |
| Black/African American |
219,200 |
82.6 (81.4–83.9) |
1,965 |
80.7 (78.1–83.4) |
283 |
73.6 (65.3–82.0) |
| Hispanic/Latino§§ |
186,800 |
80.3 (79.0–81.7) |
2,098 |
77.3 (74.8–79.9) |
315 |
75.6 (68.4–82.9) |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
—¶ |
—¶ |
35 |
85.1** (65.7–100.0) |
—†† |
—†† |
| White |
239,600 |
90.0 (88.7–91.3) |
2,804 |
78.0 (75.5–80.5) |
481 |
78.6 (72.5–84.7) |
| Multiple races¶¶ |
—¶ |
—¶ |
387 |
81.2 (75.2–87.2) |
48 |
82.7** (64.9–100.0) |
|
Age group, yrs
| ||||||
| 13–24 |
37,100 |
55.1 (52.8–57.6) |
—*** |
—*** |
—*** |
—*** |
| 18–24 |
—*** |
—*** |
1,359 |
79.7 (76.5–83.0) |
197 |
77.0 (67.8–86.2) |
| 25–34 |
164,600 |
71.2 (70.0–72.4) |
3,266 |
81.3 (79.2–83.4) |
372 |
80.9 (74.6–87.1) |
| 35–44 |
135,200 |
84.0 (82.8–85.3) |
1,397 |
79.3 (76.1–82.4) |
200 |
74.7 (65.2–84.2) |
| 45–54 |
155,300 |
92.4 (91.4–93.5) |
999 |
71.8 (67.6–76.0) |
220 |
71.9 (62.6–81.2) |
| ≥55 | 200,600 | 96.1 (95.0–97.2) | 556 | 65.0 (58.2–71.9) | 192 | 82.5 (73.0–91.9) |
* Based on data reported through December 2020 to the National HIV Surveillance System for year-end 2019. Percentages are estimated based on a CD4 depletion model. Defined as the number of persons who received an HIV diagnosis divided by the estimated number of persons with HIV (diagnosed and undiagnosed).
† Based on data collected by National HIV Behavioral Surveillance in 2017 in 23 U.S. urban areas (Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Miami, Florida; Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Seattle, Washington; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Washington, DC). Excludes persons who tested HIV-positive >12 months ago.
§ Defined as visiting a health care provider in the past 12 months without being offered an HIV test. Excludes persons who tested HIV-positive >12 months ago and who tested in the past 12 months.
¶ Estimates are not available because of high relative standard errors.
** Estimates have a CI width >30 and should be interpreted with caution.
†† Estimates are not available because denominator sample sizes are <30.
§§ Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men could be any race.
¶¶ Represents persons identified as having multiple race categories selected.
*** National HIV Behavioral Surveillance did not collect data from persons aged 13–17 years. Data from the National HIV Surveillance System are presented for persons aged 13–24 years.