Timing Matters: HIV Testing Rates in the Emergency Department

Table 3

Impact of month of patient admission to the ED on the odds ratios of HIV testing.

Hour	Number of patients visits	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
January (reference)	8,597	1		N.A.
February	8,197	0.91	0.81, 1.03	N.S.
March	8,623	0.90	0.80, 1.01
April	8,300	0.78	0.69, 0.88	<0.001
May	7,524	0.80	0.71, 0.91
June	8,444	1.05	0.93, 1.18	N.S.
July	7,819	1.49	1.34, 1.66	<0.001
August	8,202	1.29	1.15, 1.43
September	8,138	1.22	1.09, 1.36
October	7,981	1.10	0.98, 1.23	N.S.
November	7,749	0.94	0.84, 1.06
December	8,081	1.07	0.96, 1.20