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Everyday Discrimination and HIV Testing Among Partnered Latino/x Sexual Minority Men in the United States: A Stratified Analysis by Birth Location.
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Article
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Subject
*DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections
*HIV-positive persons
*SEXUAL orientation
*MEN'S health
*NOMADS
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
*HUMAN sexuality
*REGRESSION analysis
*DISEASE relapse
*COMPARATIVE studies
*SEXUAL minorities
*SEX customs
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*SEXUAL partners
*ODDS ratio
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ISSN
0899-9546
Abstract
We examined the association between everyday discrimination and HIV testing patterns—current (≤ 6 months), recent (7-12 months), and delayed (> 12 months or never tested)—among partnered Latino/x sexual minority men (SMM). Multinomial regression analyses revealed that in the full sample (N = 484) experiencing discrimination based on sexual orientation and race/ethnicity attributions concurrently (vs. no discrimination) was associated with higher odds of delayed (vs. current) HIV testing (AOR = 2.6, 95% CI [1.0, 6.7]). Similarly, in the subset of Latino/x SMM born outside the mainland U.S. (n = 209), experiencing concurrent sexual orientation- and race/ethnicity-based discrimination (vs. no discrimination) was associated with higher odds of recent (AOR = 12.4, 95% CI [1.3, 115.7]) and delayed HIV testing (AOR = 7.3, 95% CI [1.6, 33.0]), compared with current testing. Findings suggest that addressing discrimination may improve HIV testing uptake among partnered Latino/x SMM, particularly those born outside the U.S. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]