Update: Routine Screening for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus, U.S. Armed Forces, Active and Reserve...

This report provides an update through June 2022 of routine screening results for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among members of the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces. During the full 5 and 1/2-year surveillance period, the HIV seropositivity rates for active component service members were 0.21 positives per 1,000 members of the Army, 0.24 for the Navy, 0.16 for the Marine Corps, and 0.14 for the Air Force. Among reserve service members the rates were 0.34 per 1,000 members of the Army reserve, 0.26 for the Navy reserve, 0.19 for the Marine Corps reserve, and 0.19 for the Air Force reserve. For members of the National Guard, the rates were 0.28 per 1,000 members of the Army Guard and 0.09 for the Air Force Guard. Across active and reserve components of all services, seropositivity rates continued to be higher among male than female service members.