TABLE 2. Linkage to HIV medical care and interview for partner services among HIV-positive black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) with newly diagnosed HIV infection in non–health care facilities, by selected characteristics — 20 southern U.S. jurisdictions, 2016.
| Characteristic | No. of newly diagnosed HIV infections* | Linked to HIV medical care within 90 days of diagnosis† |
Interviewed for HIV partner services§ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (row %) | Missing no. (%) | aPR (95% CI) | No. (row %) | aPR (95% CI) | Missing, No. (%) | ||
|
Total
|
828
|
552 (66.67)
|
180 (21.74)
|
—
|
451 (54.5)
|
—
|
174 (21.0)
|
|
Age group (yrs)
| |||||||
| 13–19 |
58 |
43 (74.1) |
8 (13.8) |
1.08 (0.91–1.29) |
35 (60.3) |
1.26 (0.99–1.60) |
8 (13.8) |
| 20–24 |
289 |
187 (64.7) |
65 (22.5) |
0.94 (0.84–1.05) |
177 (61.3) |
1.23 (1.06–1.42)¶ |
55 (19.0) |
| 25–34 |
378 |
262 (69.3) |
81 (21.4) |
Referent |
189 (50.0) |
Referent |
87 (23.0) |
| 35–44 |
63 |
38 (60.3) |
14 (22.2) |
0.90 (0.72–1.11) |
34 (54.0) |
1.08 (0.82–1.42) |
13 (20.6) |
| 45–54 |
27 |
16 (59.3) |
8 (29.6) |
0.85 (0.62–1.17) |
13 (48.2) |
1.00 (0.67–1.50) |
5 (18.5) |
| ≥55 |
12 |
6 (50.0) |
4 (33.3) |
0.72 (0.41–1.27) |
3 (25.0) |
0.52 (0.20–1.41) |
6 (50.0) |
|
First-time tested**
| |||||||
| Yes |
163 |
105 (64.4) |
36 (22.1) |
Referent |
86 (52.8) |
Referent |
48 (29.5) |
| No |
635 |
423 (66.6) |
139 (21.9) |
1.04 (0.92–1.18) |
342 (53.9) |
1.07 (0.91–1.25) |
121 (19.0) |
|
Urbanicity**
| |||||||
| Metropolitan |
608 |
413 (67.9) |
138 (22.7) |
Referent |
323 (53.1) |
Referent |
136 (22.4) |
| Urban |
188 |
123 (65.4) |
38 (20.2) |
0.97 (0.86–1.09) |
105 (55.9) |
1.05 (0.91–1.22) |
37 (19.7) |
| Rural | 12 | 6 (50.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0.75 (0.43–1.33) | 10 (83.3) | 1.44 (1.10–1.90)¶ | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.
* Included persons who tested HIV-positive during the current test and were not found to be previously reported in the health department jurisdiction’s HIV surveillance system or who self-reported not having a previous HIV-positive test result if surveillance system verification was not available.
† Linkage to HIV medical care within 90 days means confirmation that persons attended their first HIV medical care appointment within 90 days of their HIV test date.
§ Partner services is a process through which HIV-infected persons are interviewed to elicit information about their partners, who can then be confidentially notified of their possible exposure or potential risk and offered services that can protect the health of partners and prevent HIV transmission to others.
¶ p-value <0.01.
** Missing/invalid data were excluded. In the column “No. of newly diagnosed HIV infections,” one (0.1%) record was excluded from the age group category, 30 (3.6%) from the first-time tested category, and 10 (1.2%) from the urbanicity category. In the section “Linked to HIV medical care within 90 days of diagnosis,” 24 (4.3%) records were excluded from first-time tested and 10 (1.8%) from the urbanicity category. In the section “Interviewed for HIV partner services,” 23 (5.1%) records were excluded from first-time tested and 13 (2.9%) from urbanicity.