TABLE.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of persons newly diagnosed with HIV upon entry to Fulton County Jail — Atlanta, Georgia, 2011–2012
| Male (n = 47) | Female (n = 5) | |||
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| Characteristic | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
| Mean age (yrs) (SD) | 33.7 (10.7) | 33.3 (12.2) | ||
| Black race | 47 | (100.0) | 5 | (100) |
| Sexual behavior | ||||
| Heterosexual sex | 29 | (61.7) | 5 | (100) |
| Men having sex with men | 14 | (29.8) | NA | — |
| Male and female partners | 4 | (8.5) | ND | — |
| Documented narcotics use | 40 | (85.1) | 4 | (80) |
| Previous HIV test | ||||
| Never tested | 14 | (29.8) | 2 | (40) |
| Ever tested for HIV | 33 | (70.2) | 3 | (60) |
| Calendar years since most recent HIV test | ||||
| 1 | 8 | (24.2) | — | — |
| 2 | 13 | (39.4) | 1 | (33) |
| 3 | 9 | (27.3) | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | (9.1) | 2 | (67) |
| Any CD4 count in jail | 21 | (44.7) | 1 | (20) |
| Mean first CD4 (cells/mm 3 ) (SD) | 372 (250) | 374 | ||
| Range | 31–950 | |||
| <200 | 4 | — | 0 | — |
| 200–349 | 7 | — | 0 | — |
| 350–499 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| ≥500 | 5 | — | 0 | — |
Abbreviations: HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; SD = standard deviation; NA = not applicable; ND = not determined.