Table 3. HIV test results among partners, by site, Rapid HIV Testing to Improve PCRS Project, April 2004–June 2006.

^aIncludes only partners referred by index clients interviewed within three months of their HIV diagnosis. When all partners are included, 163 partners were tested, 12 had a reactive initial test, and all 12 accepted a confirmatory test; 11 partners (7% of all partners tested) were newly diagnosed with HIV infection, all of whom received their confirmatory test results. Including all partners, the number of index clients interviewed to identify one partner with newly diagnosed HIV infection was 137 (95% CI 76, 256).

^bIncludes only partners referred by index clients interviewed within three months of their HIV diagnosis. When all partners are included, five partners were tested, one had a reactive initial test, and this partner was newly diagnosed with HIV infection and received his or her confirmatory test results. Including all partners, the number of index clients interviewed to identify one partner with newly diagnosed HIV infection was 11 (95% CI 3, 10,000).

^cOf all partners tested, 451 people received a rapid HIV test, and 12 received a conventional enzyme immunoassay test.

^dPartners had reactive results on rapid HIV test (n=37) or enzyme immunoassay test (n=5).

^eOf the three partners who are missing data for the confirmatory test, one partner refused to take the confirmatory test, one partner did not return for his/her confirmatory test, and the data for one partner is missing as to whether he/she received a confirmatory test.

^fOf the two partners who accepted confirmatory tests and were not found to be newly confirmed positive, both had negative confirmatory test results.

^gCalculated by dividing the number of index clients interviewed by the number of partners with newly diagnosed HIV infection.

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

PCRS = partner counseling and referral services

CI = confidence interval