TABLE 1—
Rapid HIV Testing in Urban Jails During a 2-Month Period: Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; and District of Columbia; 2008 and 2009
| Baltimore | Philadelphia | District of Columbia | |
| Background data | |||
| Estimated proportion of jail detainees completing HIV testing prior to the rapid HIV testing program, % | 0.4 | 10 | 12 |
| Estimated HIV prevalence within jailed population, % | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—6 |
| Estimated proportion of detainees released within 30 d, % | 50 | 60 | 55 |
| Rapid HIV testing program | |||
| Dates of rapid HIV testing program data | May 2008— | 2009 | 2009 |
| April 2009 | |||
| Jail admissions | 72 000 | 39 181 | 17 903 |
| Detainees offered rapid HIV testing, no. (%) | 9268 (13) | 39 181 (100) | 15 982 (89) |
| Rapid HIV testing completed, no. (%) | 2066 (22) | 27 000 (69) | 12 546 (79) |
| Positive rapid HIV test results, no. (%) | 42 (2.0) | 156 (0.6) | 106 (0.8) |
| Confirmatory test not completed, no. (%) | 11 (26) | 9 (6) | 10 (9) |
| Confirmatory test completed, no. (%) | 31 (74) | 147 (94) | 96 (91) |
| HIV infection confirmed, no. (%) | 26 (84) | 147 (100) | 89 (93) |
| New HIV diagnosis, no. (%) | 7 (23) | 75 (51) | 60 (63) |
| Completed rapid HIV testing with new HIV diagnosis, % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |