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. 2022 Mar 3;17(3):e0264508. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264508

Table 2. Individual-level factors associated with linkage to HIV care.

30-day 60-day 90-day
Variable aRR* 95% Confidence Interval P-Value aRR* 95% Confidence Interval P-Value aRR* 95% Confidence Interval P-Value
Year 0.34 0.004 0.03
2012 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00
2013 1.09 [0.97, 1.22] 1.07 [0.99, 1.16] 1.02 [0.95, 1.08]
2014 1.05 [0.94, 1.18] 1.04 [0.97, 1.13] 1.02 [0.96, 1.09]
2015 1.08 [0.96, 1.22] 1.03 [0.95, 1.12] 1.01 [0.94, 1.07]
2016 0.98 [0.87, 1.11] 0.91 [0.84, 1.00] 0.92 [0.85, 0.99]
Age at Diagnosis 0.09 0.006 <0.001
20 1.09 [1.01, 1.18] 1.06 [1.00, 1.12] 1.07 [1.02, 1.12]
25 1.01 [0.98, 1.04] 1.00 [0.98, 1.02] 1.00 [0.98, 1.02]
30 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00
35 1.03 [0.99, 1.07] 1.05 [1.02, 1.08] 1.05 [1.02, 1.07]
40 1.06 [0.98, 1.15] 1.09 [1.03, 1.15] 1.09 [1.05, 1.14]
45 1.07 [0.98, 1.17] 1.10 [1.04, 1.17] 1.10 [1.05, 1.16]
Race/Ethnicity <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
White, Non-Hispanic (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Black, Non-Hispanic 0.77 [0.71, 0.83] 0.85 [0.81, 0.90] 0.86 [0.82, 0.90]
Hispanic, All Races 1.06 [0.91, 1.23] 1.03 [0.93, 1.15] 1.01 [0.93, 1.10]
Other/Unknown 1.09 [0.90, 1.31] 1.15 [1.03, 1.29] 1.06 [0.96, 1.16]
Sex/Risk Factor <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Male/Heterosexual (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Male/MSM 1.15 [0.99, 1.35] 1.09 [0.98, 1.22] 1.05 [0.96, 1.15]
Male/IDU 1.23 [0.98, 1.55] 1.11 [0.94, 1.30] 1.05 [0.93, 1.20]
Male/Other-Unknown 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] 0.85 [0.74, 0.97] 0.80 [0.71, 0.89]
Female/Heterosexual 1.39 [1.18, 1.65] 1.30 [1.16, 1.46] 1.19 [1.08, 1.30]
Female/IDU 1.04 [0.75, 1.45] 1.05 [0.84, 1.31] 0.92 [0.75, 1.13]
Female/Other-Unknown 1.11 [0.89, 1.39] 1.02 [0.87, 1.19] 1.00 [0.88, 1.13]
Site of Diagnosis <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Outpatient (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Inpatient Facility or ER 1.18 1.08, 1.29] 1.09 [1.02,1.17] 1.05 [0.99, 1.11]
Health Department or STD/Family Planning Clinic 0.73 [0.66, 0.81] 0.94 [0.88, 1.01] 0.95 [0.90, 1.01]
Blood Bank 0.28 [0.18, 0.44] 0.49 [0.38, 0.64] 0.53 [0.42, 0.66]
Correctional Facility 0.59 [0.46, 0.76] 0.78 [0.66, 0.91] 0.81 [0.71, 0.92]
Other/Unknown 0.18 [0.03, 1.10] 0.52 [0.23, 1.16] 0.56 [0.28, 1.10]
Missing 1.00 [0.88, 1.13] 1.10 [1.01, 1.20] 1.07 [1.00, 1.14]

*Adjusted for year of diagnosis, sex/exposure category, race/ethnicity and site of diagnosis.