Table 1.
Characteristics of men who have sex with men seeking HIV testing in publicly-funded programs or newly diagnosed with HIV in King County, Washington
| Characteristic | Median (IQR) or n (%)
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| STD Clinic | Gay City Health Project | Surveillancea | |
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| N | 14,385 | 9851 | 1031 |
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| Time period | Jan. 1, 2003 to Oct. 6, 2010 | Feb. 2, 2004 to Oct. 6, 2010 | Jan. 1, 2004 to Oct. 6, 2010 |
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| Age (years) | 32 (25 to 41) | 32 (25 to 40) | 35 (27 to 42) |
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| Raceb | |||
| White | 10,619 (80%) | 7089 (79%) | 727 (71%) |
| Black | 979 (7%) | 401 (4%) | 85 (8%) |
| Asian | 955 (7%) | 729 (8%) | 47 (5%) |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander | 180 (1%) | 97 (1%) | 6 (0.6%) |
| Native American/Alaskan Native | 162 (1%) | 56 (0.6%) | 5 (0.5%) |
| Multiracial | 389 (3%) | 566 (6%) | 35 (3%) |
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| Hispanic/Latinob,c | 1511 (11%) | 1225 (13%) | 126 (12%) |
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| Sex with men & women, last year (versus men only) | 2328 (16%) | 1030 (10%) | n/a |
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| ≥ 10 male sex partners, last year | 4505 (33%) | 2423 (26%) | n/a |
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| Non-concordant UAI, last year | 4148 (29%) | 2022 (21%) | n/a |
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| History of STId | 5921 (41%) | 1263 (26%) | n/a |
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| Methamphetamine use, last year | 1161 (8%) | 544 (6%) | n/a |
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| Inhaled nitrite use, last year | 2038 (14%) | 1908 (19%) | n/a |
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| Injection drug usee | 388 (3%) | 86 (0.9%) | 111 (11%) |
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| Newly HIV-diagnosed | 357 (2.5%) | 154 (1.6%) | 1031 (100%) |
IQR = interquartile range. UAI = unprotected anal intercourse. STI = sexually transmitted infection (syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydial infection).
Data from Public Health - Seattle & King County (PHSKC) core HIV/AIDS surveillance and HIV incidence surveillance.
Surveillance data report race and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity as a single characteristic.
Any race.
At GCHP, history of STI was only collected from 2008 to 2010.
Reported any injection drug use in last year (STD Clinic and GCHP) or MSM/injection drug use reported as mode of transmission (Surveillance).