当前位置： SCI文献检索 > POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE期刊下所有文献 > The relationship of reported HIV risk and history of HIV testing among emergency department patients.

The relationship of reported HIV risk and history of HIV testing among emergency department patients.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:Among a random sample of emergency department (ED) patients, we sought to determine the extent to which reported risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is related to ever having been tested for HIV. METHODS:A random sample of patients (aged 18-64 years) from an adult, urban, northeastern United States, academic ED were surveyed about their history of ever having been tested for HIV and their reported HIV risk behaviors. A reported HIV risk score was calculated from the survey responses and divided into 4 levels, based on quartiles of the risk scores. Pearson's X(2) testing was used to compare HIV testing history and level of reported HIV risk. Logistic regression models were created to investigate the association between level of reported HIV risk and the outcome of ever having been tested for HIV. RESULTS:Of the 557 participants, 62.1% were female. A larger proportion of females than males (71.4% vs 60.6%; P < 0.01) reported they had been tested for HIV. Among the 211 males, 11.4% reported no HIV risk, and among the 346 females, 10.7% reported no HIV risk. The proportion of those who had been tested for HIV was greater among those reporting any risk compared with those reporting no risk for females (75.4% vs 37.8%; P < 0.001), but not for males (59.9% vs 66.7%; P < 0.52). However, certain high-risk behaviors, such as a history of injection-drug use, were associated with prior HIV testing for both genders. In the logistic regression analyses, there was no relationship between increasing level of reported HIV risk and a history of ever having been tested for HIV for males. For females, a history of ever having been tested was related to increasing level of reported risk, but not in a linear fashion. CONCLUSIONS:The relationship between reported HIV risk and history of testing among these ED patients was complex and differed by gender. Among these patients, having greater risk did not necessarily mean a higher likelihood of ever having been tested for HIV.

journal_name

Postgrad Med

journal_title

Postgraduate medicine

authors

Merchant RC,Freelove SM,Langan TJ 4th,Clark MA,Mayer KH,Seage GR 3rd,DeGruttola VG

doi

10.3810/pgm.2010.01.2100

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-01-01 00:00:00

pages

61-74

issue

eissn

0032-5481

issn

1941-9260

journal_volume

122

pub_type

杂志文章

在线工具

The relationship of reported HIV risk and history of HIV testing among emergency department patients.