Table 3.
Behavioral characteristics of persons interviewed by disease intervention specialists (DIS): HIV-positive persons with HIV diagnosed in 15 counties (n = 39) and their sexual, injection drug, or social contacts (n = 39), West Virginia, 2017
| Past 12- mo behaviors | HIV-positive persons with 2017 diagnoses |
Contacts of persons with 2017 diagnoses |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total | 39 | 39 |
| Injected drugs | ||
| Yes | 5 (13) | 8 (21) |
| No | 33 (87) | 30 (79) |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 |
| Shared injection equipment | ||
| Yes | 3 (8) | 6 (16) |
| No | 33 (92) | 31 (84) |
| Unknown | 3 | 2 |
| Sex with male partner* | ||
| Yes | 29 (74) | 33 (87) |
| No | 10 (26) | 5 (13) |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 |
| Sex with female partner† | ||
| Yes | 11 (29) | 9 (27) |
| No | 27 (71) | 25 (73) |
| Unknown | 1 | 5 |
| Sex with anonymous partner | ||
| Yes | 14 (37) | 13 (42) |
| No | 24 (63) | 18 (58) |
| Unknown | 1 | 8 |
| Condomless sex | ||
| Yes | 33 (85) | 24 (73) |
| No | 6 (15) | 9 (27) |
| Unknown | 0 | 6 |
| Exchanged sex for drugs/money | ||
| Yes | 2 (5) | 0 (0) |
| No | 37 (95) | 31 (100) |
| Unknown | 0 | 8 |
| Had sex with PWID | ||
| Yes | 7 (19) | 9 (30) |
| No | 29 (81) | 21 (70) |
| Unknown | 3 | 9 |
| Incarcerated | ||
| Yes | 4 (11) | 2 (7) |
| No | 34 (89) | 26 (93) |
| Unknown | 1 | 11 |
*
Among HIV-positive males: 24 Yes, 10 No, 0 Unknown; among HIV-positive females: 5 Yes, 0 No, 0 Unknown; among male contacts: 32 Yes, 4 No, 1 Unknown; among female contacts: 1 Yes, 1 No, 0 Unknown.
†
Among HIV-positive males: 11 Yes, 23 No, 0 Unknown; among HIV-positive females: 0 Yes, 5 No, 0 Unknown; among male contacts: 9 Yes, 24 No, 4 Unknown; among female contacts: 0 Yes, 1 No, 1 Unknown.