Less than 40% of US HIV tests?

According to a report from the CDC of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 40 percent of adults in the United States have been tested for HIV. Moreover, the rate is lower in some states in areas where the HIV infection rate is too high.

This report is based on data from a two-year 2016-2017 study targeting adults living in areas where many new HIV infections have been diagnosed. The coverage area is 50 counties spanning 20 states. Among them, the HIV infection rate was particularly high in seven states, including Washington DC, Alabama, and Missouri. The investigation asked if they had ever had an HIV test.

As a result, 10% of respondents in the United States said they had had an HIV test within the past year. Up to now, 38% of respondents said they had undergone a test. The high test rate was the group that was thought to have a high risk of HIV, such as male homosexuality. In seven states with a high prevalence of HIV, the rate of lifetime testing was also low at 35.5%.

As the target area of the study is the target area of the federal government’s health initiative to eradicate, if not, eradicate new HIV patients by 2030, the outlook at this point is not so bright.

HIV was once known as the disease of death, but now it is different. If an infected person is treated, life expectancy can be extended to a level that is almost no different from that of a non-infected person. In addition, these treatments reduce the amount of virus, reducing the likelihood of infection by others. It is being done as a way to find a way to completely eradicate chronic diseases.

However, if you are neglecting to test for HIV, your efforts to control and prevent the disease are ineffective. It is estimated that 1.1 million of Americans over the age of 13 suffer from HIV, and 14% of those who are HIV positive are aware of their condition. Untreated HIV can eventually lead to serious complications, such as rare infections, and may initially be similar to a cold without being aware of the initial symptoms of infection.

The CDC recommends that people aged 13 to 64 have regular tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. If the other person hasn’t been tested recently, the person at high risk of HIV infection should get tested more often. Related information can be found here .