Social Determinants of Health and HIV Diagnosis Rates in U.S. Counties, Comparing Ending the Epidemic (EHE) and Non-EHE Priority Jurisdictions.

ABSTRACT: In the U.S., HIV diagnoses have remained steady over the past decade - despite the availability of condoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis. Factors such as adverse Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) may contribute to the sustained HIV diagnosis rate. This study sought to identify SDoH factors associated with HIV diagnosis rates in U.S. counties and between Ending the Epidemic (EHE) priority jurisdictions and non-EHE jurisdictions. We obtained county-level data from publicly available sources. We fit Poisson regression models to estimate associations between separate county-level SDoH factors and county-level HIV diagnosis rates among 344 U.S. counties and 82 EHE priority jurisdictions. Among all U.S. counties, five factors were associated with HIV diagnosis rates. In all U.S. counties, high

SUBMITTER: Lockhart E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509699 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature