Table 1. Distribution of HIV test results before and after the change in administrative requirements for HIV testing at the San Francisco Department of Public Health medical center, January 2003 to June 2007.
Before the change in policy | % | After the change in policy | % | Total number of tests | % | |
Positive | 336 | 2.0 | 109 | 2.9 | 445 | 2.2 |
Negative | 12296 | 72.7 | 3634 | 95.9 | 15930 | 76.9 |
Indeterminate | 13 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.1 |
Confidential * | 3070 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 3070 | 14.8 |
Rejected ** | 1204 | 7.1 | 47 | 1.2 | 1251 | 6.0 |
Total | 16919 | 100.0 | 3791 | 100.0 | 20710 | 100.0 |
Prior to January 2004, results of HIV testing were reported as “confidential” in the electronic database and no specific results are available.
814 (67.6%) HIV tests rejected before the policy change had specific documentation of rejection due to lack consent documentation.