Men who have sex with men and women: a unique risk group for HIV transmission on North Carolina College campuses.

Objective: To better understand the role that men who have sex with men and women (MSM/W) play in the spread of HIV in young adults in North Carolina, we determined the prevalence of MSM/W among newly diagnosed HIV-infected men, compared social and behavioral characteristics of this group with MSM and MSW, and examined the sexual networks associated with HIV-infected college students among these groups.

Methods: We reviewed state HIV surveillance records for all new diagnoses of HIV in males 18 to 30 years living in North Carolina between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2004.

Results: Of 1,105 records available for review, 15% were MSM/W and 13% were college students.

The unexpected movement of the HIV epidemic in the Southeastern United States: transmission among college students.

Background: Approximately 16 million people are enrolled in institutions of higher learning in the United States. However, college students have not been perceived as at high risk for HIV infection. In early 2003, acute HIV infection was diagnosed in 2 men attending college in North Carolina.

Predictors of repeat testing and HIV seroconversion in a sexually transmitted disease clinic population.

Objective: This study assessed the extent of and characteristics associated with repeat HIV testing in persons presenting to a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic.

Methods: The study population included all 101 newly diagnosed HIV-infected subjects and 411 matched HIV-uninfected subjects identified over a 5-year period in a publicly funded STD clinic in the southeastern United States.

Results: Of the 508 subjects (99%) with available records, 160 (32%) had tested previously.

Failure to return for HIV posttest counseling in an STD clinic population.

This study assessed the extent of and characteristics associated with FTR for HIV posttest counseling in persons undergoing an HIV test during their visit to a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic. The study population included all 101 newly diagnosed HIV-infected subjects and 411 matched HIV-uninfected subjects, identified over a 5-year period in a publicly funded STD clinic in the southeastern United States. Overall, 55% of subjects failed to return for their test results.