Sustained reduction in HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts, 2000-2014

K. Cranston, B. John, H. Dawn Fukuda, L.M. Randall, J. Mermin, K.H. Mayer and A. DeMaria

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 5, 794-799

Abstract: Objectives. To describe secular trends in reported HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts concurrent with treatment access expansion. Methods. We characterized cases of HIV infection reported to the Massachusetts HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program between 2000 and 2014 by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and exposure mode. We used Poisson regression to test the statistical significance of trends in diagnoses. Results. Between 2000 and 2014, annual new HIV infections diagnosed in Massachusetts decreased by 47% (P

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303697

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