Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-positive persons with HIV diagnosed in 15 counties (n = 47) and their sexual, injection drug, or social contacts (n = 192), West Virginia, 2017
| Characteristic | HIV-positive persons with 2017 diagnoses |
Contacts of persons with 2017 diagnoses |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total Sex |
47 | 192 |
| Male | 41 (87) | 157 (89) |
| Female | 6 (13) | 19 (11) |
| Unknown Age (y) |
0 (0) | 16 |
| 13–19 | 1 (2) | 1 (1) |
| 20–29 | 26 (55) | 53 (54) |
| 30–39 | 10 (21) | 29 (30) |
| 40–49 | 5 (11) | 11 (11) |
| ≥50 | 5 (11) | 4 (4) |
| Unknown Race/ethnicity* |
0 (0) | 94 |
| Black/African-American | 13 (28) | 12 (9) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
| White | 33 (70) | 109 (87) |
| Other/Multiple race | 1 (2) | 3 (2) |
| Unknown HIV status |
0 (0) | 66 |
| Negative | - | 56 (29) |
| Positive | 47 (100) | 23† (12) |
| Unknown Interviewed by DIS |
- | 113 (59) |
| Yes | 39 (83) | 39 (20) |
| No | 8 (17) | 153 (80) |
*
Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive; Hispanic/Latinos can be of any race.
†
HIV diagnosed before 2017; contacts with HIV diagnosed in 2017 were included in HIV-positive persons with 2017 diagnoses. The unknown group is included in percentage calculations for HIV status because the sizable fraction of contacts with unknown status is a notable finding from the investigation to date.