Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 3
Reported characteristics of clients who presented for HIV POC testing by test result, AL, 2007–2012.
Characteristic
Total
HIV positive
HIV negative
valuea
= 3,651
= 148
= 3,503
(%)
(%)
(%)
HIV testing
Test location
<0.001*
Outreach
1,723 (47)
8 (5)
1,715 (49)
HIV clinic
1,896 (52)
140 (95)
1,756 (51)
Previously tested
<0.001*
No
1,241 (34)
16 (11)
1,225 (35)
Yes
2,378 (66)
131 (89)
2,247 (65)
Participant risk factors
History of STIb
<0.001*
Yes
491 (16)
36 (30)
455 (16)
No
2,482 (83)
84 (70)
2,398 (84)
Unsure
14 (1)
0 (0)
14 (<1)
MSMb
<0.001*
Yes
550 (19)
70 (58)
480 (17)
No
2,346 (80)
49 (41)
2,297 (82)
Unsure
30 (1)
1 (1)
29 (1)
History of illicit drug usec
0.26
Yes
642 (21)
31 (26)
611 (21)
No
2,345 (79)
90 (74)
2,255 (79)
Alcohol use
0.51
Yes
2,100 (70)
89 (73)
2,011 (70)
No
889 (30)
33 (27)
856 (30)
Condom utilization
0.001*
No condom use
889 (31)
29 (25)
860 (31)
Condom use < 100%
1,276 (44)
71 (60)
1,205 (44)
Condom use = 100%
719 (25)
18 (15)
701 (25)
Statistically significant at 0.05 level. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; MSM: men having sex with men; POC: point of care; STI: sexually transmitted infections. Note: missing/unknown data (not shown) has been excluded for calculating percentages and value.
a value (two tailed): Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.
b“No” and “unsure” categories combined to calculate value.
cExcluding marijuana.
