By Ethan Covey
A CDC study has found that black men who have sex with men (MSM) account for 36% of annual HIV diagnoses, yet receive only 6% of HIV tests.
The findings demonstrate the need for increased access to HIV testing for this population, according to epidemiologists (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67[28]:778-781).
The analysis reviewed the effect of CDC-funded HIV testing in 20 health departments and 24 community organizations located in the South throughout 2016. The funding was aimed at