Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US
Table 6
Reported characteristics of clients who presented for HIV POC testing by linkage, AL, 2007–2012.
Characteristic
Linked to care
valuea
Total
Confirmed
Unknown/unconfirmed
(%)
(%)
(%)
HIV testing
Test location
0.01*
Outreach
7 (5)
3 (2)
4 (19)
HIV clinic
138 (95)
121 (98)
17 (81)
Previously tested
0.47
No
16 (11)
15 (12)
1 (5)
Yes
128 (89)
108 (88)
20 (95)
Participant risk factors
History of STI
0.39
Yes
36 (30)
29 (29)
7 (39)
No
83 (70)
72 (71)
11 (61)
MSMb
0.32
Yes
68 (58)
59 (60)
9 (47)
No
49 (41)
39 (39)
10 (53)
Unsure
1 (1)
1 (1)
0 (0)
History of illicit drug usec
1.00
Yes
31 (26)
26 (26)
5 (26)
No
88 (74)
74 (74)
14 (74)
Alcohol use
0.60
Yes
88 (73)
75 (74)
13 (68)
No
32 (27)
26 (26)
6 (32)
Condom utilization
0.51
No condom use
28 (24)
26 (26)
2 (13)
Condom use < 100%
71 (61)
59 (59)
12 (75)
Condom use = 100%
17 (15)
15 (15)
2 (13)
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.
