Identifying Undiagnosed Asymptomatic HIV Infection in Hispanic/Latino Adolescents and Young Adults

Inclusion Criteria

• •1a. Alternative Venue-Based Testing (AVT) Participants
• •Self-identifies as being of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity;
• •Provides verbal confirmation that his/her age is between 13 years, 0 days to 24 years, 364 days at the time of enrollment;
• •Self-reports a negative or unknown HIV status;
• •Is male and self-reports any unprotected anal sex with a male sexual partner in the past three months; OR Is female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with two or more male sexual partners in the past three months; OR Is female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with a male sexual partner who was incarcerated in the past 12 months; OR Is male or female and self-reports any history of injection drug use; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an individual who is known to be HIV positive; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an injection drug user in the past 12 months;
• •Willing to complete an HIV risk assessment;
• •Willing to undergo HIV screening; and
• •Able to understand and willing to provide signed informed consent/assent in English or Spanish.
• •1b. Social and Sexual Index Recruiter Participants
• •Self-identifies as being of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity;
• •Provides verbal confirmation that his/her age is between 13 years, 0 days to 24 years, 364 days at the time of enrollment;
• •Is male or female and self-reports being diagnosed with HIV in the past 12 months; OR Is female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with a male sexual partner who was incarcerated in the past 12 months; OR Is male or female and self-reports any history of injection drug use; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an individual who is known to be HIV positive; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an injection drug user in the past 12 months;
• •Willing to complete a HIV risk assessment;
• •Willing to undergo HIV screening (or an HIV confirmatory test if previously diagnosed);
• •Willing to recruit one or more Latino/Latina family members, friends, or sexual partners who are between the ages of 13-24 years and who meet the criteria for a Social and Sexual Network Member for participation in the study; and
• •Able to understand and willing to provide signed informed consent/assent in English or Spanish.
• •1c. Social and Sexual Network Members
• •Self-identifies as being of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity;
• •Provides verbal confirmation that his/her age is between 13 years, 0 days to 24 years, 364 days at the time of enrollment;
• •Self-reports any anal or vaginal sexual activity in the past 3 months and any unprotected anal or vaginal sex in the last 12 months; OR Self-reports any history of injection drug use;
• •Willing to complete a HIV risk assessment;
• •Willing to undergo HIV screening; and
• •Able to understand and willing to provide signed informed consent/assent in English or Spanish.
• •Is male or female and self-reports being diagnosed with HIV in the past 12 months; OR Is female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with a male sexual partner who was incarcerated in the past 12 months; OR Is male or female and self-reports any history of injection drug use; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an individual who is known to be HIV positive; OR Is male or female and self-reports any unprotected anal or vaginal sex with an IDU in the past 12 months; and
• •Willing to recruit one or more Latino/Latina family members, friends, or sexual partners who are between the ages of 13-24 years and who meet the criteria for Social and Sexual Network Members for participation in the study.