Research Article
Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive United States Military Personnel
Table 1
Characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus-1 seropositive United States active duty military personnel, 2000–2010.
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total | | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100,000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100.000 p-yrs) | No. | Rate (per 100.000 p-yrs) | Proportion (%) |
| | Sex | |
| Male | 142 | 11.9 | 166 | 13.9 | 158 | 13.0 | 157 | 12.7 | 163 | 13.2 | 162 | 13.4 | 166 | 13.9 | 156 | 13.0 | 206 | 16.9 | 204 | 16.5 | 219 | 17.5 | 1899 | 14.2 | 96.8 | Female | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 4.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 9 | 4.3 | 62 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| | Age group | |
| 17–19 | 9 | 7.2 | 9 | 7.1 | 8 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.1 | 6 | 5.4 | 6 | 6.1 | 7 | 7.3 | 8 | 8.2 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.8 | 9 | 10.4 | 88 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 20–24 | 52 | 11.9 | 62 | 13.7 | 49 | 10.3 | 52 | 10.4 | 71 | 14.2 | 65 | 13.5 | 71 | 15.0 | 65 | 13.9 | 80 | 16.9 | 83 | 17.4 | 94 | 19.5 | 744 | 14.3 | 37.9 | 25–29 | 34 | 12.2 | 42 | 15.6 | 32 | 11.6 | 42 | 14.6 | 35 | 11.7 | 26 | 8.5 | 35 | 11.3 | 38 | 12.0 | 57 | 17.4 | 54 | 15.7 | 56 | 15.8 | 451 | 13.4 | 23.0 | 30–34 | 27 | 12.7 | 32 | 15.5 | 36 | 17.4 | 27 | 13.0 | 23 | 11.1 | 25 | 12.3 | 20 | 10.1 | 22 | 11.1 | 32 | 15.9 | 29 | 13.9 | 26 | 12.0 | 299 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 35–39 | 22 | 10.7 | 21 | 10.6 | 27 | 13.9 | 21 | 11.2 | 21 | 11.6 | 27 | 15.5 | 20 | 11.6 | 21 | 12.2 | 20 | 11.6 | 17 | 9.9 | 23 | 13.6 | 240 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 40–44 | 3 | 3.2 | 9 | 9.1 | 10 | 9.6 | 9 | 8.5 | 10 | 9.4 | 10 | 9.5 | 9 | 8.8 | 8 | 8.l | 11 | 11.3 | 11 | 11.2 | 17 | 17.2 | 107 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 45–49 | 2 | 6.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 11.5 | 3 | 8.6 | 2 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 23 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 50+ | 1 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 33.2 | 2 | 16.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.1 | 9 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| | Race | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 41 | 4.6 | 50 | 5.7 | 59 | 6.6 | 58 | 6.4 | 56 | 6.1 | 58 | 6.5 | 46 | 5.2 | 40 | 4.5 | 46 | 5.1 | 51 | 5.5 | 68 | 7.4 | 573 | 5.8 | 29.2 | Black non-Hispanic | 83 | 30.4 | 101 | 36.8 | 90 | 32.9 | 82 | 30.5 | 84 | 32.3 | 79 | 32.2 | 92 | 39.1 | 87 | 37.9 | 103 | 44.8 | 119 | 51.3 | 110 | 47.2 | 1030 | 37.4 | 52.5 | Hispanic | 16 | 12.4 | 16 | 12.5 | 10 | 7.4 | 8 | 5.7 | 15 | 10.5 | 18 | 12.5 | 20 | 13.8 | 22 | 15.0 | 39 | 26.0 | 21 | 13.8 | 29 | 18.8 | 214 | 13.7 | 10.9 | Other | 9 | 10.9 | 6 | 7.2 | 3 | 3.4 | 8 | 8.8 | 6 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.1 | 11 | 10.9 | 11 | 10.6 | 15 | 14.1 | 15 | 13.4 | 18 | 15.2 | 108 | 10.0 | 5.5 | Unknown | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | 10.0 | 4 | 12.2 | 5 | 14.3 | 7 | 19.7 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.4 | 5 | 17.0 | 2 | 7.1 | 3 | 10.6 | 36 | 10.4 | 1.8 |
| | Rank | |
| Junior enlisted | 86 | 13.7 | 101 | 16.1 | 68 | 10.7 | 77 | 12.0 | 88 | 13.7 | 77 | 12.7 | 84 | 14.1 | 81 | 13.5 | 96 | 15.6 | 118 | 18.6 | 114 | 17.8 | 990 | 14.4 | 50.5 | Noncommissioned officer | 59 | 10.8 | 65 | 11.9 | 75 | 13.3 | 68 | 11.8 | 62 | 10.7 | 75 | 13.1 | 73 | 12.8 | 69 | 12.2 | 99 | 17.3 | 72 | 12.5 | 95 | 16.5 | 812 | 13.0 | 41.4 | Warrant officer | 1 | 6.1 | 1 | 6.1 | 2 | 11.9 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.1 | 3 | 14.8 | 4 | 19.2 | 15 | 7.6 | 0.8 | Commissioned officer | 4 | 1.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 21 | 10.0 | 15 | 6.9 | 18 | 8.2 | 11 | 5.1 | 13 | 6.1 | 11 | 5.2 | 12 | 5.7 | 15 | 7.0 | 15 | 6.8 | 144 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| | Educational level | |
| No high school | 2 | 14.6 | 2 | 19.7 | 2 | 18.2 | 3 | 27.4 | 5 | 46.3 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 11.0 | 3 | 36.0 | 4 | 49.5 | 2 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 23.9 | 1.3 | High school | 130 | 15.2 | 148 | 14.6 | 129 | 12.6 | 120 | 11.6 | 126 | 12.1 | 132 | 13.0 | 140 | 14.0 | 130 | 13.0 | 168 | 16.6 | 175 | 17.1 | 192 | 18.8 | 1590 | 14.4 | 81.1 | Some college or more | 13 | 2.7 | 19 | 6.0 | 30 | 9.2 | 27 | 8.0 | 29 | 8.4 | 22 | 6.2 | 22 | 6.3 | 27 | 7.3 | 35 | 9.3 | 28 | 7.3 | 33 | 8.5 | 285 | 7.1 | 14.5 | Unknown | 5 | 9.2 | 7 | 13.8 | 5 | 7.6 | 11 | 16.5 | 8 | 13.9 | 8 | 21.2 | 7 | 17.7 | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 7.9 | 60 | 12.3 | 3.1 |
| | Marital status | |
| Married | 49 | 6.5 | 48 | 6.6 | 53 | 7.2 | 36 | 4.7 | 52 | 6.8 | 53 | 6.9 | 50 | 6.5 | 52 | 6.7 | 71 | 9.0 | 57 | 7.1 | 67 | 8.2 | 588 | 6.9 | 30.0 | Single | 95 | 16.2 | 126 | 20.6 | 109 | 17.3 | 119 | 18.8 | 114 | 18.0 | 108 | 18.3 | 112 | 19.6 | 101 | 17.9 | 131 | 22.9 | 146 | 25.4 | 151 | 26.5 | 1312 | 20.1 | 66.9 | Other | 5 | 9.8 | 2 | 4.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 11.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 5.8 | 8 | 14.8 | 9 | 15.9 | 6 | 10.0 | 5 | 7.8 | 10 | 15.1 | 59 | 9.7 | 3.0 | Unknown | 1 | 26.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| | Service | |
| Army | 48 | 10.1 | 61 | 12.9 | 56 | 11.7 | 62 | 12.7 | 54 | 11.0 | 58 | 11.9 | 66 | 13.4 | 60 | 11.8 | 96 | 18.1 | 88 | 16.1 | 88 | 15.7 | 737 | 13.3 | 37.6 | Navy | 71 | 19.4 | 92 | 25.0 | 90 | 23.9 | 79 | 21.0 | 91 | 24.5 | 82 | 22 9 | 79 | 22.9 | 72 | 21.6 | 87 | 26.6 | 83 | 25.5 | 72 | 22.3 | 898 | 23.2 | 45.8 | Air Force | 4 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.4 | 44 | 13.3 | 87 | 2.3 | 4.4 | Marine Corps | 24 | 14.0 | 16 | 9.3 | 14 | 8.l | 13 | 7.4 | 15 | 8.5 | 16 | 9.0 | 18 | 10.1 | 20 | 11.0 | 19 | 9.8 | 23 | 11.3 | 19 | 9.4 | 197 | 9.8 | 10.0 | Coast Guard | 3 | 8.6 | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.2 | 6 | 15.6 | 6 | 15.4 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 7.5 | 4 | 9.9 | 2 | 4.8 | 6 | 14.2 | 5 | 11.9 | 42 | 9.8 | 2.1 |
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