The HIV Testing Survey (HITS) was conducted i
n 2002, as part of behavioral HIV/AIDS surveillance efforts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded Michigan's HIV/STD & Other Bloodeborne Infections Surveillance Section to do an interview survey for uninfected persons at risk for HIV. This multi-site project was conducted in fifteen cities or states across the country, using a standard protocol that had been used successfully in other cities in the United States. In Michigan, the project was conducted in Detroit (183 surveys), Oakland County (Cities of Pontiac, Southfield, and Royal Oak, 39 surveys) and Kent County (City of Grand Rapids, 72 surveys).
The participants for this survey were recruited from three types of public venues: street locations for injection drug users (including needle exchange venues), public health sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics for high-risk heterosexuals, and bars for men who have sex with men. Before the survey began formative research was conducted. The objectives of this survey were to better understand the demographic characteristics of the populations at risk who were included in the study, and to identify the sites (i.e., clinics, bars, street settings) where the interviews were conducted.
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