Table 5.

Examination by Specific HIV Triggers in Medical Encounters Between 1994 and 2001 Where HIV Testing Was Recommended or Considered by the Clinician

HIV Trigger	% (Number of visits with HIV testing recommended or considered/total number of visits with triggers)
Men sex with men	71  (32/45)
Weight loss	68  (54/80)
Injection drug use	54  (91/167)
Hepatitis B and/or C	50  (51/103)
Community acquired pneumonia	50  (66/132)
Sexually transmitted disease	46 (100/217)
Crack/cocaine	42  (98/235)
Alcoholism/alcohol abuse	35  (49/139)
Homelessness	34  (57/167)
Herpes Zoster	21  (19/90)