Table 3. Characteristics of HIV-infected patients with treatment invoices within 2 years of HIV diagnosis by HIV testing, Estonia, 2014–2015 (n = 443).
Patient characteristics | Not tested (n = 371) |
Tested (n = 72) |
p value | ||
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n | % | n | % | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 234 | 89.0 | 29 | 11.0 | < 0.001 |
Female | 137 | 76.1 | 43 | 23.9 | |
Age group (years) | |||||
< 30 | 121 | 79.1 | 32 | 20.9 | 0.05 |
30–39 | 127 | 83.0 | 26 | 17.0 | |
> 39 | 123 | 89.8 | 14 | 10.2 | |
Estonian region where HIV was diagnosed | |||||
Ida-Viru county | 162 | 85.3 | 28 | 14.7 | 0.7 |
Harju county | 178 | 82.0 | 39 | 18.0 | |
Rest of Estonia | 31 | 86.1 | 5 | 13.9 | |
HIV transmission mode | |||||
Heterosexual | 218 | 84.2 | 41 | 15.8 | 0.9 |
MSM | 14 | 77.8 | 4 | 22.2 | |
Injecting drug use | 82 | 84.5 | 15 | 15.5 | |
Unknown | 57 | 82.6 | 12 | 17.4 | |
Year of HIV diagnosis | |||||
2014 | 191 | 83.0 | 39 | 17.0 | 0.7 |
2015 | 180 | 84.5 | 33 | 15.5 |
MSM: men who have sex with men.