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Interpreting HIV and testing statistics (HIV STATISTICS)Greetings. I recently tested HIV+ on a rapid blood test, and am awaiting Western Blot results. Needless to say, I'm extremely worried, almost resigned. I've been reading about testing statistics and through questions on this forum, and...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,I'll respond to your three specific questions first:1.The sensitivity and specificity of a test assume the test is performed properly and free from confounding variables.2.The estimated statistical risk assumes unprotected sex with a partner...
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Confused in Fort Worth (HIV STATISTICS, 2009)(HIV STATISTICS, 2009)Hey there Doctor Frascino,Been on your site over the years and am still a bit confused and... Read more »hiv risk ratio (HIV STATISTICS, 2009)Doctor, i simply can't buy the ratio stat you mention, such as "the estimated per-act... Read more »
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Columnists Discuss HIV Statistics, National Testing Day"It's getting harder to convince people of the urgency, that knowing your HIV status is better than not knowing, that this is still a serious problem," columnist Wendi Thomas writes in the Memphis Commercial Appeal . She writes that some people... Read more »
Behind the Story: David France Discusses New York Mag Aging Story; Casts Doubt on NYC HIV StatisticDavid France photo credit: Karine Laval "Being an AIDS journalist makes me one of the loneliest journalists around," David France lamented. "I know how difficult it is to get an AIDS article published in this day and age. Everyone thinks AIDS is... Read more »
HIV Prevalence Among Injecting Drug Users in England and Wales 1990 to 2003: Evidence for Increased Transmission in Recent YearsThe researchers conducted a study to describe trends in HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) in England and Wales between 1990 and 2003. The investigators analyzed surveillance data from voluntary unlinked anonymous cross-sectional... Read more »
Recent Releases: Study Examining U.S. HIV Prevention Methods; Web Sites on HIV/AIDS Reporting, Global Health Guidelines"Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds to Prevent HIV Infection ," Health Affairs : RAND researchers Deborah Cohen and Shin-Yi Wu examine nine cost-effective methods to maximize HIV prevention strategies in the U.S. (Cohen/Wu, Health... Read more »
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Statistics of Series Testing & My 70 day test
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
70 day test results tomorrow. If only I were Canadian, I could feel a lot better about negative results! Actually, if they are negative, I know I'm moving into a really solid area! The statistics are in our favor the longer post-exposure we...
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HIV Statistics
Posted by Anonymous
Where can I find statistics on HIV infection in the Navy broken down to different demographic levels? In particular, the number of women that are in the navy and have HIV.Read more » HIV statistics
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hello, How the numbers compiled for HIV stats worldwide etc. Or more to the point how do they know how it was caught, i.e hetro sex, gay sex, drug use etc Do they rely on the persons hoensty for this? For examle a hetro guy could go with men but not... Read more » CDC's "HIV per 10,000 expoaures"...old statistics?
Posted by rlimbo, 1 Reply
I haven't been able to find the "per 10,000 exposures" table on theCDC website, just references to those statistics, which doesn't say when the statistics were published.If HIV is an non-contagious as it is, how is it such a problem, especially in... Read more »
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