State minimum wage laws and state-level rates of new HIV diagnoses among Black, Latine, and White US women and men, 2010-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the USA, HIV remains a pressing public health challenge (~37 400 new diagnoses in 2018) and pronounced racialised inequities persist. In 2018, Black and Latine people represented 43% and 26% of new diagnoses but only 13% and 18% of the population, respectively. Antiracist laws may help mitigate these inequities, yet research investigating specific laws is lacking. This study aimed to examine associations between state minimum wage laws and new HIV diagnosis rates by racialised group and sex/gender.

Methods

We linked data on inflation-adjusted state minimum wage and state-level new HIV diagnosis rates among US adults aged 13-59 years. We fit two-way fixed-effects models to examine associations between changes in minimum wage and changes in new HIV diagnosis rate

SUBMITTER: Zubizarreta D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723711 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature