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Table 2 Summary of indicators for HIV Testing at first presentation

From: Trends in missed presentations and late HIV diagnosis in a UK teaching hospital: a retrospective comparative cohort study

 

All

n = 165

1995-2000

n = 48

2004-2009

n = 117

Pvalue

Summary

    

   Median no. clinical indicators

1 (0-2)

1 (1-2)

1 (0-1)

0.002

   Median number of all non-clinical indicators

2 (1-2)

1 (1-2)

2 (1-3)

< 0.001

   Median number of all clinical & non-clinical indicators

3 (2-4)

3 (2-4)

3 (2-4)

0.697

Services indicator (any)

102 (62%)

19 (40%)

83 (71%)

< 0.001

   Ante-natal/ToP

14 (9%)

4 (8%)

10 (9%)

0.964

   GUM

61 (37%)

8 (17%)

53 (45%)

0.001

   TB, Hep B/C, lymphoma

27 (16%)

8 (17%)

19 (16%)

0.964

   Occupational health or screening*

11 (7%)

3 (6%)

8 (7%)

0.891

Transmission risk indicator (any)

132 (80%)

33 (69%)

99 (85%)

0.021

   Country of origin high prevalence (> 1%)

53 (32%)

10 (21%)

43 (37%)

0.047

   Men with disclosed sexual contact with men (MSM)

46 (28%)

14 (29%)

32 (27%)

0.813

   IVDU

8 (5%)

2 (4%)

6 (5%)

0.794

   Sexual contact abroad

42 (26%)

10 (21%)

32 (28%)

0.383

   Partner HIV+

24 (15%)

6 (13%)

18 (15%)

0.633

   Blood donors, dialysis patients or organ donors/recipients

6 (4%)

4 (8%)

2 (2%)

0.039

Non-clinical indicator (any transmission risk or service indicator)

147 (89%)

37 (77%)

110 (94%)

0.002

Clinical Indicator diseases (any)

119 (72%)

42 (88%)

74 (63%)

0.005

  1. Indicators as recommended by national guidelines for HIV testing, except *.