Table 4.
Five-Year Surveillance of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections in Chicago, by Gender
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total HIV infections | 1036 | 966 | 886 | 896 | 824 | 4608 |
| New HIV infection, male, n (%) | 858 (82.2) | 809 (83.7) | 763 (86.1) | 764 (85.3) | 683 (82.9) | 3877 (84.1) |
| New HIV infection, female, n (%) | 178 (17.2) | 157 (16.3) | 123 (13.9) | 132 (14.7) | 141 (17.1) | 731 (15.9) |
| New HIV infections, females only, n (%) | ||||||
| CDPH testinga (AA) | 40 (87.5) | 66 (97.0) | 37 (83.8) | 20 (65.0) | 52 (78.8) | 215 (85.6) |
| X-TLCb (AA) | 23 (95.7) | 27 (88.9) | 32 (87.5) | 22 (86.4) | 56 (87.5) | 160 (88.8) |
| UCMc (AA) | 7 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 39 (100.0) |
a
Data source: surveillance data from the Chicago Department of Public Health. HIV/STI Surveillance Report 2017. Chicago, IL: City of Chicago, December 2017. https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/HIV_STI/HIV_STISurveillanceReport2016_12012017.pdf
b
Data source: X-TLC program data.
c
Data source: University of Chicago Medicine, hospital-specific data.
AA, African American; CDPH, Chicago Department Public Health; STI, sexually transmitted infection; UCM, University of Chicago Medicine; X-TLC, Expanded HIV Testing and Linkage to Care.