Table 1.
Demographics Recorded on CTR forms at the Time of Testing for New HIV Diagnoses at Publicly-Funded Testing Sites in NC 2003–2012
| Number of HIV Tests Performed‡ |
Total HIV Cases Diagnosed | Established HIV Infection | Acute HIV Infection | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | Positivity Rate^ |
N | % | Positivity Rate^ |
N | % | Positivity Rate^ |
% Acute of All HIV Cases |
|
| Total | 1,799,864 | 100.0 | 6,869 | 100.0 | 0.38 | 6,633 | 100.0 | 0.37 | 236 | 100.0 | 0.01 | 3.4 |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| <25 | 847,385 | 47.2 | 1888 | 27.5 | 0.22 | 1778 | 26.9 | 0.21 | 110 | 46.8 | 0.01 | 5.8 |
| ≥25 | 947,009 | 52.8 | 4968 | 72.5 | 0.52 | 4843 | 73.2 | 0.51 | 125 | 53.2 | 0.01 | 2.5 |
| Sexual Risk Category | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1,232,070 | 69.0 | 1814 | 26.7 | 0.15 | 1771 | 27.0 | 0.14 | 43 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 2.4 |
| Heterosexual Male | 441,663 | 24.7 | 1870 | 27.5 | 0.42 | 1817 | 27.7 | 0.41 | 53 | 22.8 | 0.01 | 2.8 |
| MSM | 49,621 | 2.8 | 2359 | 34.7 | 4.75 | 2239 | 34.1 | 4.51 | 120 | 51.7 | 0.24 | 5.1 |
| Unknown Male | 63,385 | 3.6 | 760 | 11.2 | 1.20 | 744 | 11.3 | 1.17 | 16 | 6.9 | 0.03 | 2.1 |
| Race | ||||||||||||
| Black NH | 819,350 | 47.2 | 4787 | 73.2 | 0.58 | 4635 | 73.4 | 0.57 | 152 | 69.1 | 0.02 | 3.2 |
| White NH | 540,538 | 31.1 | 1110 | 17.0 | 0.21 | 1058 | 16.8 | 0.20 | 52 | 23.6 | 0.01 | 4.7 |
| Hispanic | 334,412 | 19.3 | 531 | 8.1 | 0.16 | 516 | 8.2 | 0.15 | 15 | 6.8 | 0.00 | 2.8 |
| Other/Multi Race | 42,270 | 2.4 | 110 | 1.7 | 0.26 | 109 | 1.7 | 0.26 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.9 |
| Reason for testing | ||||||||||||
| Symptoms | 4,763 | 0.3 | 67 | 1.0 | 1.41 | 64 | 1.0 | 1.34 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.06 | 4.5 |
| Test Setting | ||||||||||||
| STD Clinic | 702,002 | 40.8 | 2712 | 40.8 | 0.39 | 2586 | 40.3 | 0.37 | 126 | 55.5 | 0.02 | 4.7 |
| HIV Test Site | 86,040 | 5.0 | 1262 | 19.0 | 1.47 | 1220 | 19.0 | 1.42 | 42 | 18.5 | 0.05 | 3.3 |
| Family Planning/Prenatal/OB | 619,111 | 35.9 | 270 | 4.1 | 0.04 | 266 | 4.2 | 0.04 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.00 | 1.5 |
| TB Clinic | 15,215 | 0.9 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.01 | 3.2 |
| DIS Field Visit | 14,370 | 0.8 | 408 | 6.1 | 2.84 | 397 | 6.2 | 2.76 | 11 | 4.9 | 0.08 | 2.7 |
| Outreach | 78,499 | 4.6 | 540 | 8.1 | 0.69 | 516 | 8.0 | 0.66 | 24 | 10.6 | 0.03 | 4.4 |
| Prison/Jail | 81,801 | 4.8 | 525 | 7.9 | 0.64 | 517 | 8.1 | 0.63 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.01 | 1.5 |
| Drug Treatment | 20,485 | 1.2 | 88 | 1.3 | 0.43 | 86 | 1.3 | 0.42 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.01 | 2.3 |
| Comm. Health Center | 33,367 | 1.9 | 288 | 4.3 | 0.86 | 282 | 4.4 | 0.85 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.02 | 2.1 |
| Other | 71,945 | 4.2 | 519 | 7.8 | 0.72 | 516 | 8.0 | 0.72 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.00 | 0.6 |
^
Per 100
‡
From NC SLPH CTR—number of HIV Tests performed, previous positives removed, acute follow-up tests removed. (Missing NOT included in Denominator)
CTR form = Counseling, Testing and Referral form
NC = North Carolina
SLPH = State Laboratory of Public Health
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
MSM = Men who have Sex with Men
NH = Non-Hispanic
STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
OB = Obstetrical
TB = Tuberculous
DIS = Disease Intervention Specialist