Table 3.

Characteristics of Original Patients with New HIV Diagnoses Interviewed by Public Health - Seattle and King County Partner Services from 2010 to 2014, by Method of Interview (In-Person versus Telephone)

Original Patient Characteristic	HIV In-Person Interview N=358		HIV Telephone Interview N=489		P-value
Age
Median years (interquartile range)	32	(25-41)	36	(28-46)	<0.001
Sex, n (%)
Male	333	(93)	430	(88)	0.015
Female	25	(7)	59	(12)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
White	188	(53)	310	(64)
Black	53	(15)	78	(16)
Latino	63	(18)	61	(12)	<0.001
Asian	28	(8)	22	(5)
Other	26	(7)	18	(4)
Sexual orientation, n (%)*
MSM	301	(84)	349	(72)
MSWE	18	(5)	45	(9)	<0.001
WSM	20	(6)	50	(10)
Other	6	(2)	8	(2)
Location of interview, n (%)
STD Clinic	323	(90)	-
Field	27	(8)	-
Time to interview
Median days (interquartile range)	10	(5-18)	42	(24-72)	<0.001
Place of diagnosis, n (%)
STD Clinic and/or MSM CBO	278	(78)	33	(7)
MSM and/or HIV Specialty Clinic	7	(2)	78	(16)
Non-Specialty Provider	73	(20)	378	(77)	<0.001
Caseworker, n (%)
DIS #1	178	(50)	234	(48)
DIS #2	128	(36)	173	(35)
DIS #3	18	(5)	40	(8)
DIS #4	4	(1)	13	(3)	0.125
DIS #5	2	(1)	6	(1)
Other DIS	28	(8)	23	(5)

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus, STD: Sexually transmitted disease, MSM: Men who have sex with men, MSWE: Men who have sex with women exclusively, WSM: Women who have sex with men, CBO: Community based organization, DIS: Disease intervention specialist. Other DIS category includes all other small volume caseworkers. Numbers may not sum to total because of missing data.

^*Sexual orientation for telephone interviews has 7.6% missing data; all other variables have ≤ 5% missing.