TABLE 3.
Summary of 13 Specific Acquisition Risk Factors Reported by Patients With HIV in Care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC: 2000–2007
| Risk Factor | Sample (n = 1557), No. (%) |
| Sex with female partner | 549 (35.3) |
| Sex with male partner | 399 (25.6) |
| Injection drug use | 342 (22.0) |
| Heterosexual relations with injection drug user | 202 (13.0) |
| Heterosexual relations with partner with HIV/AIDS infection | 39 (2.5) |
| Heterosexual relations with bisexual male partner | 19 (1.2) |
| Receipt of transfusions other than clotting factor | 15 (1.0) |
| Employment in health care clinic or laboratory | 15 (1.0) |
| Heterosexual relations with partner with hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 1 (0.06) |
| Heterosexual relations with transfusion recipient with HIV | 1 (0.06) |
| Heterosexual relations with transplant recipient with HIV | 1 (0.06) |
| Receipt of transplant or artificial insemination | 0 (0.0) |
| Receipt of clotting factor treatment for hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 (0.0) |
Note. Some patients disclosed more than 1 risk factor.