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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceHIV prenatal testing and discussions among race/ethnicity in the 2005 Los AngelesLAMB studyPRIMARY CONTACT:Paymon Ebrahimzadeh, BAProject AssistantLos Angeles County Department ofPublic Health600 S. CommonwealthLos Angeles, CA, 90025Phone: (310) 622-5233Fax: (213) 639-1034Email: pebrahimzadeh@ph.lacounty.govCATEGORYInfectious disease and MCHRacial and ethnic health disparitiesFOCUSData FocusCO-PRESENTER(S)/AUTHOR(S):Ramos Diana, dramos@ph.lacounty.gov(Author)Shin Chao, schao@ph.lacounty.gov (Author)Cynthia Harding, charding@ph.lacounty.gov(Author)BACKGROUNDDespite high prenatal HIV testing in Southern California, there are discrepancies in testing within races.African Americans and Latinas are populations that are at higher risk for HIV.OBJECTIVESWe examined the prevalence of discussing and testing for HIV in relation to race and ethnicity amongpostpartum women in Los Angeles County to assess possible gaps in prenatal HIV discussions andtesting.METHODSWe used data from the 2005 Los Angeles Mommy & Baby Project (LAMB). The LAMB Project surveysfrom a population-based representative sample of postpartum women in Los Angeles County biennially.The survey was provided both in English and Spanish, and topics include discussing HIV with ahealthcare provider, and receiving an HIV test during the respondent’s previous pregnancy. Chi-squaredtests and Fisher’s Exact tests were used to discover significant differences between the mothers’race/ethnicity and HIV testing.RESULTS2005 LAMB data analyzed a total of 5211 respondents, of which 1316 were White, 1414 were Latina and1085 were African American. Among the respondents, discussing and testing for HIV varied across racialgroups (p