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| Table 2. Number and percentage of HIV tests and
previously undiagnosed HIV among Hispanics aged ≥ 13 years, by sex, age
at test, HIV risk, geographic location, site type, test type, HIV
status, and receipt of test result and posttest counseling—45 health
departments†, 2005 |
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| Characteristic |
HIV tests § |
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Previously undiagnosed HIV |
| No. |
(%) |
No. |
(%) |
| Total |
337,185 |
(100.0) |
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3,134 |
(100.0) |
| Sex ** |
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| Female |
182,084 |
(54.2) |
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824 |
(0.5) |
| Male |
153,839 |
(45.8) |
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2,282 |
(1.5) |
| Age at test (years) ** |
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| 13-19 |
43,012 |
(12.8) |
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138 |
(0.3) |
| 20-29 |
148,459 |
(44.3) |
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977 |
(0.7) |
| 30-39 |
83,986 |
(25.1) |
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1,031 |
(1.2) |
| 40-49 |
40,395 |
(12.1) |
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667 |
(1.7) |
| > 50 |
19,000 |
(5.7) |
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297 |
(1.6) |
| HIV Risk ** |
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| Heterosexual †† |
254,256 |
(76.1) |
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1,328 |
(0.5) |
Male-to-male sexual contact
and injection drug use |
1,519 |
(0.5) |
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65 |
(4.3) |
| Male-to-male sexual contact |
28,158 |
(8.4) |
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1,171 |
(4.2) |
| Injection drug use |
18,951 |
(5.7) |
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342 |
(1.8) |
| No acknowledged risk |
22,568 |
(6.8) |
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131 |
(0.6) |
| Other §§ |
8,551 |
(2.6) |
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59 |
(0.7) |
| Geographic location ** † |
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| Northeast |
98,355 |
(29.2) |
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831 |
(0.8) |
| Midwest |
12,086 |
(3.6) |
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108 |
(0.9) |
| South |
140,470 |
(41.7) |
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935 |
(0.7) |
| West |
55,409 |
(16.4) |
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522 |
(0.9) |
| Puerto Rico |
30,470 |
(9.0) |
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735 |
(2.4) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
395 |
(0.1) |
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(0.8) |
| Site type ** ¶¶ |
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| Clinical |
224,287 |
(66.9) |
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1,472 |
(0.7) |
| Non-clinical |
89,681 |
(26.7) |
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1,270 |
(1.4) |
| Unspecified location |
21,433 |
(6.4) |
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367 |
(1.7) |
| Test type ** |
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| Confidential |
305,789 |
(91.2) |
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2,746 |
(0.9) |
| Anonymous |
29,607 |
(8.8) |
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371 |
(1.3) |
| Received HIV test result and posttest counseling *** |
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| Yes |
226,903 |
(82.4) |
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2,311 |
(1.0) |
| No |
48,400 |
(17.6) |
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527 |
(1.1) |
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The selected health departments were
categorized into the following geographic locations:
Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, and
Vermont; Midwest: Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin; South: Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Houston, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia; and West:
California, Colorado, Idaho, Los Angeles, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, San Francisco, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming. Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are shown
separately. |
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The number of records does not add up to
the total number of records due to missing information. The
percentage of missing data for this variable is < 1.5%. |
| ** |
Includes HIV tests of persons who had sex
with a partner at risk, who had a diagnosis of a sexually
transmitted disease, who exchanged sex for drugs or money,
who had sex while using non-injection drugs, who were
victims of sexual assault, and whose only risk factor was
heterosexual contact. |
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Includes HIV tests of persons who
reported hemophilia, receipt of a blood transfusion, health
care exposure, other, and unspecified risks. |
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Testing site types were categorized into
the following setting types: Clinical: sexually transmitted
diseases clinic, drug treatment center, family planning
clinic, prenatal/obstetrical & gynecological clinic,
tuberculosis clinic, community health center/public health
center, prison/jail, and hospital/private medical doctor’s
office; Non-clinical: HIV counseling and testing center and
field visit; and Unspecified location (e.g., college and Job
Corps). |
| *** |
The number of records does not add up to
the total number of records due to missing information. The
percentage of missing data for this variable was 18.2% and
20.5% for Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. |
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The number of records does not add up to
the total number of records due to missing information. This
variable was calculated for records of persons who received
test results and posttest counseling. The percentage of
missing data for this variable was 10.9% and 12.9% for
Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. |
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