Community-Based HIV Prevention in Presumably Underserved Populations — Colorado Springs, Colorado, July–September 1995

Persons whose behaviors may increase their risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but who may be underserved by existing HIV prevention and testing programs (in part because of limited access) include those who are homeless, chemically dependent but not in treatment, and mentally...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 1997-02, Vol.46 (7), p.152-155
Main Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censuses
Colorado - epidemiology
Community Health Services
Female
Health Services Accessibility
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV seroprevalence
HIV Seroprevalence - trends
Homeless Persons
Homelessness
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Illicit drugs
Male
Medical Indigency
Mental Disorders
Prevention
Public health
Risk Factors
Risk taking
Sexual behavior
Social Isolation
Social networking
Substance-Related Disorders
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Summary:Persons whose behaviors may increase their risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but who may be underserved by existing HIV prevention and testing programs (in part because of limited access) include those who are homeless, chemically dependent but not in treatment, and mentally ill. To assess the prevalence of high-risk behaviors for HIV infection, the acceptance of HIV counseling and testing, and HIV seropositivity in such populations in Colorado Spring, Colorado (1995 population: 465,885), the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment (EPCDHE) conducted a study during July-September 1995. This report summarizes the results of the study, which indicate that such presumably underserved persons are accessible, commonly report high-risk behaviors and previously have been tested for HIV infection and that social isolation, in part, accounted for the low seroprevalence of HIV in this study population.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X