Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 7
Reported participant and partner characteristics of clients who presented for HIV POC testing by linkage, AL, 2007–2012.
Characteristic
Linked to care
valuea
Total
Confirmed
Unknown/unconfirmed
(%)
(%)
(%)
Number of sexual partners
0.34
0 to 1
33 (28)
28 (28)
5 (28)
2 to 9
66 (55)
58 (57)
8 (44)
10 or more
20 (17)
15 (15)
5 (28)
Partner HIV positiveb
0.17
Yes
56 (40)
51 (43)
5 (25)
No
56 (40)
46 (38)
10 (50)
Unsure
28 (20)
23 (19)
5 (25)
Partner is a clinic patientb
0.22
Yes
33 (27)
30 (28)
3 (16)
No
82 (66)
67 (64)
15 (79)
Unsure
9 (7)
8 (8)
1 (5)
Partner is MSMb
0.79
Yes
66 (57)
56 (58)
10 (53)
No
41 (36)
34 (36)
7 (37)
Unsure
8 (7)
6 (6)
2 (10)
Motivation for testing
High risk event
16 (14)
14 (14)
2 (11)
1.00
Status/health update
49 (42)
41 (42)
8 (44)
0.84
Convenience/ease
5 (4)
2 (2)
3 (17)
0.03*
Requirement for work/travel
4 (3)
3 (3)
1 (6)
0.50
Referred for testing
39 (34)
37 (38)
2 (11)
0.03*
Other
3 (3)
1 (1)
2 (11)
0.06
Referral source
Health professional
28 (24)
24 (25)
4 (22)
1.00
Public campaign/media
17 (15)
13 (13)
4 (22)
0.30
Self
5 (4)
4 (4)
1 (6)
0.58
Partner
19 (17)
17 (18)
2 (11)
0.73
Friend/family member
38 (33)
32 (33)
6 (33)
0.98
Other/nonspecific
8 (7)
7 (7)
1 (6)
1.00
Statistically significant at 0.05 level. Note: missing/unknown data (not shown) has been excluded for calculating percentages and value. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; MSM: men having sex with men; POC: point of care.
a value (two tailed): Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.
b“Unsure” category excluded for calculating value.
