Table 1.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests Conducted During Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Admissions, by Community and Study Year
| Bronx, NY | Washington DC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department HIV Tests | Emergency Department HIV Tests | |||||
| Year | Visits N |
HIV Tests N (% of visits) | Positive HIV Tests N (% of HIV Tests) | Visits N | HIV Tests N (% of visits) | Positive HIV Tests N (% of HIV Tests) |
| 2/2011-1/2012 | 525,137 | 34,620 (6.6) | 153 (0.4) | 233,767 | 27,860 (11.9) | 172 (0.6) |
| 2/2012-1/2013 | 555,113 | 34,166 (6.2) | 122 (0.4) | 264,337 | 36,449 (13.8) | 161 (0.4) |
| 2/2013-1/2014 | 540,766 | 37,390 (6.9) | 133 (0.4) | 231,068 | 36,496 (15.8) | 285 (0.8) |
| Overall | 1,621,016 | 106,176 (6.5) | 408 (0.4) | 729,172 | 100,805 (13.8) | 618 (0.6) |
| Inpatient HIV Tests | Inpatient HIV Tests | |||||
| Year | Admissions N | HIV Tests N (% of admissions) | Positive HIV Tests N (% of HIV Tests) | Admissions N | HIV Tests N (% of admissions) | Positive HIV Tests N (% of HIV Tests) |
| 2/2011-1/2012 | 122,021 | 15,811 (13.0) | 230 (1.5) | 42,758 | 8,133 (19.0) | 519 (6.4) |
| 2/2012-1/2013 | 120,900 | 15,112 (12.5) | 251 (1.7) | 54,668 | 12,294 (22.5) | 561 (4.6) |
| 2/2013-1/2014 | 118,824 | 16,163 (13.6) | 366 (2.3) | 53,229 | 12,702 (23.9) | 540 (4.3) |
| Overall | 361,745 | 47,086 (13.0) | 847 (1.8) | 150,655 | 33,129 (22.0) | 1,620 (4.9) |
Abbreviation: HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.