Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 2
Sociodemographic 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
(%)
(%)
(%)
Age, years
0.05*
14 to 29
2,103 (58)
74 (50)
2,029 (58)
≥30
1,535 (42)
74 (50)
1,461 (42)
Sex
<0.001*
Male
1,756 (48)
116 (78)
1,640 (47)
Female
1,887 (52)
32 (22)
1,855 (53)
Race
0.03*
Black/AA
2,126 (59)
100 (68)
2026 (59)
White
1,287 (36)
45 (31)
1242 (36)
Other
171 (5)
2 (1)
169 (5)
Race/gender
<0.001*
White female
535 (15)
4 (3)
531 (15)
White male
750 (21)
41 (28)
709 (21)
Non-white female
1,318 (37)
28 (19)
1290 (38)
Non-White male
978 (27)
74 (50)
904 (26)
Ethnicity
0.80
Hispanic
101 (3)
3 (2)
98 (3)
Non-Hispanic
3,188 (97)
140 (98)
3,048 (97)
Residence
0.84
Alabama
3,466 (96)
141 (96)
3,325 (96)
Out of state
160 (4)
6 (4)
154 (4)
Statistically significant at 0.05 level. AA: African American; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; POC: point of care. 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.
