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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007 May-Jun;13(3):252–262. doi: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000267683.85411.78

TABLE 3.

Unadjusted risk ratio of being tested for HIV associated with demographic characteristics, TST, chest radiograph, and treatment of latent TB infection (TLTBI) in close contacts, Manhattan, New York City (N = 569)*

Variable (1) Newly tested (n = 165) (2) Previously tested (n = 58) (3) Not tested (n = 346) (1) vs (3)
(2) vs (3)
No. No. No. RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
Age, y
<13 0 4 0 NA NA NA NA
 13–17 4 4 14 0.8 0.3–1.9 1.8 0.7–4.6
 18–24 37 8 44 1.6 1.2–2.3 1.2 0.6–2.6
 25–44 71 22 147 1.2 0.9–1.6 1.0 0.6–1.8
>44 53 20 138 Referent Referent
 Unknown 0 0 3 NA NA NA NA
Sex
 Male 86 24 174 1.1 0.8–1.4 0.7 0.5–1.2
 Female 79 34 172 Referent Referent
Race/ethnicity
 Asian 46 2 100 3.5 1.3–9.1 0.2 0.04–0.9
 Hispanic 73 22 93 4.8 1.9–12.5 1.7 0.7–4.3
 Black, non-Hispanic 42 29 112 3.0 1.1–7.9 1.9 0.8–4.5
 White, non-Hispanic 4 5 40 Referent Referent
 Other 0 0 1 NA NA NA NA
Country of birth
 Non–US-born 133 27 225 1.7 1.2–2.4 0.5 0.3–0.8
 US-born 32 31 115 Referent Referent
 Unknown 0 0 6 NA NA NA NA
Time in United States among the non–US-born, y
<5 51 8 73 1.3 0.9–1.8 1.2 0.5–3.1
 5–10 41 10 40 1.6 1.2–2.3 2.5 1.0–5.8
>10 41 8 90 Referent Referent
Close contact
 Household or family 36 15 80 1.0 0.7–1.4 2.4 1.1–5.4
 Leisure 77 35 152 1.1 0.8–1.4 2.9 1.4–5.9
 Work site 52 8 114 Referent Referent
Homelessness when identified
 Yes 0 6 3 NA NA 5.1 3.0–8.6
 No 165 52 342 Referent Referent
 Unknown 0 0 1 NA NA NA NA
Ever incarcerated
 Yes 1 3 1 1.3 0.3–5.3 5.7 3.0–10.8
 No 155 38 252 Referent Referent
 Unknown 9 17 93 0.2 0.1–0.4 1.2 0.7–2.0
Ever used substances
 Yes 0 8 2 NA NA 5.9 3.9–9.1
 No 156 39 250 Referent Referent
 Unknown 9 11 94 0.2 0.1–0.4 0.8 0.4–1.5
Index case HIV serostatus
 Positive 25 37 50 0.9 0.6–1.3 5.3 3.2–8.9
 Negative 115 17 195 Referent Referent
 Refused 19 3 59 0.7 0.4–1.0 0.6 0.2–2.0
 Unknown 6 1 42 0.3 0.2–0.7 0.3 0.04–2.1
TST result
 Newly positive 98 14 117 2.1 1.6–2.8 0.7 0.4–1.2
 Prior positive 16 9 34 1.5 0.9–2.4 1.3 0.7–2.6
 Negative 49 33 177 Referent Referent
 Not done/refused 2 2 18 0.5 0.1–1.8 0.6 0.2–2.5
Chest radiograph among eligible
 Done 113 33 130 10.7 1.5–69.8 0.8 0.4–1.6
 Not done 1 7 21 0.1 0.01–0.7 1.5 0.7–3.1
Started TLTBI among eligible§
 Yes 87 17 91 3.3 1.5–6.9 0.6 0.3–1.3
 No 6 11 34 Referent Referent

NA = not available.

Of 385 non–US-born contacts, 362 (94%) had information on date of arrival in the United States.

Limited to those eligible for CXR: n = 114 for newly tested, n = 40 for previously tested, and n = 151 for not tested.

§

Limited to those eligible for TLTBI: n = 93 for newly tested, n = 28 for previously tested, and n = 125 for not tested.