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This analysis explores disparities in annual sexually transmitted infection screening and diagnosis rates per person-year between Asian and non-Asian people with human immunodeficiency virus in Washington, District of Columbia (DC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using District Columbia cohort data, a longitudinal study of people living with human immunodeficiency virus receiving care in Washington, DC, we analyzed people with human immunodeficiency virus aged 18 or older with at least 1 year of follow-up between 2018 and 2023. Logistic regression was used to examine differences in sexually transmitted infection screening and diagnoses between Asian and non-Asian participants, while linear trend analyses were used to assess changes in the number of screenings and diagnoses between Asian and non-Asian participants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 8679 eligible participants, 0.88% (n\u00a0=\u00a076) were Asian. No significant differences in total sexually transmitted infection screenings or diagnoses were observed. However, Asian participants had higher screening rates per person-year for pharyngeal and urogenital gonorrhea, pharyngeal chlamydia, and syphilis. Chlamydia incidence was higher among Asian than non-Asian participants. Over 30% of both groups met the annual screening recommendation during the study period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Asians had comparable screening rates to non-Asians, but the small sample size limited the generalizability of our findings. Nonetheless, this study helps address an existing gap in the literature on Asian sexual health. 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