Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 5
Sociodemographic characteristics of clients who presented for HIV POC testing by linkage, AL, 2007–2012.
Characteristic
Linked to care
valuea
Total
Confirmed
Unknown/unconfirmed
(%)
(%)
(%)
Age, years
0.54
14 to 29
74 (51)
62 (50)
12 (57)
≥30
71 (49)
62 (50)
9 (43)
Sex
0.02*
Male
113 (78)
101 (81)
12 (57)
Female
32 (22)
23 (18)
9 (43)
Raceb
0.07
Black/AA
99 (69)
81 (66)
18 (86)
White
43 (30)
40 (32)
3 (14)
Other
2 (1)
2 (2)
0 (0)
Race/gender
0.05*
White female
4 (3)
4 (3)
0 (0)
White male
39 (27)
36 (29)
3 (14)
Non-white female
28 (19)
19 (16)
9 (43)
Non-white male
73 (51)
64 (52)
9 (43)
Ethnicity
1.00
Hispanic
3 (2)
3 (3)
0 (0)
Non-Hispanic
137 (98)
116 (97)
21 (100)
Residence
1.00
Alabama
138 (96)
119 (96)
19 (95)
Out of state
6 (4)
5 (4)
1 (5)
Statistically significant at 0.05 level. AA: African American; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus. 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.
bCategories “White” and “other” combined to calculate value.
