Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 4
Reported participant and partner 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
(%)
(%)
(%)
Number of sexual partners
0.01*
0 to 1
1,099 (37)
33 (27)
1,066 (38)
2 to 9
1,563 (53)
67 (56)
1,496 (53)
10 or more
286 (10)
20 (17)
266 (9)
Partner HIV positiveb
<0.001*
Yes
477 (14)
57 (40)
420 (13)
No
2,379 (70)
56 (39)
2,323 (71)
Unsure
561 (16)
30 (21)
531 (16)
Partner is a clinic patientb
<0.001*
Yes
348 (12)
33 (26)
315 (11)
No
2,495 (82)
83 (66)
2,412 (83)
Unsure
186 (6)
10 (8)
176 (6)
Partner is MSMb
<0.001*
Yes
566 (21)
68 (58)
498 (19)
No
1,936 (71)
41 (35)
1,895 (73)
Unsure
219 (8)
8 (7)
211 (8)
Motivation for testing
High risk event
358 (13)
16 (14)
342 (13)
0.76
Status/health update
1,412 (50)
50 (42)
1,362 (50)
0.10
Convenience/ease
527 (19)
5 (4)
522 (19)
<0.001*
Requirement for work/travel
118 (4)
4 (3)
114 (4)
1.00
Referred for testing
318 (11)
39 (33)
279 (10)
<0.001*
Other
99 (4)
4 (3)
95 (4)
1.00
Referral source
Health professional
205 (7)
29 (25)
176 (7)
<0.001*
Public campaign/media
1,338 (48)
17 (15)
1,321 (49)
<0.001*
Self
238 (8)
5 (4)
233 (9)
0.10
Partner
267 (9)
20 (17)
247 (9)
0.004*
Friend/family member
617 (22)
38 (32)
579 (21)
0.005*
Other/nonspecific
153 (5)
8 (7)
145 (5)
0.49
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.
