J T Sturm1. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Ramsey Clinic, St Paul, Minnesota.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity of patients 15 years of age and older in our emergency department. DESIGN: HIV status was determined anonymously, and the seroprevalence rate was calculated. The 95% confidence intervals also were calculated. Twenty demographic and predictor categorical variable were cross-tabulated with HIV status to determine associations. Only gender and male homosexual preference were significantly associated by Fisher's exact test. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS: Excess serum samples from 454 randomly selected patients 15 years of age and older who required venipuncture for their ED evaluation were included in the study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of the 454 serum specimens, six (1.32%) were positive for HIV. The 95% confidence interval was from 0.27% to 2.37%. All six positive patients were men. The only statistically significant risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity were male sex (P = .00112) and male homosexual preference (P = .0000). CONCLUSION: HIV seropositivity occurs in 1.32% of our ED population over the age of 15 years. The only factors that correlate with HIV seropositivity are male homosexual preference and male sex.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity of patients 15 years of age and older in our emergency department. DESIGN:HIV status was determined anonymously, and the seroprevalence rate was calculated. The 95% confidence intervals also were calculated. Twenty demographic and predictor categorical variable were cross-tabulated with HIV status to determine associations. Only gender and male homosexual preference were significantly associated by Fisher's exact test. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS: Excess serum samples from 454 randomly selected patients 15 years of age and older who required venipuncture for their ED evaluation were included in the study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of the 454 serum specimens, six (1.32%) were positive for HIV. The 95% confidence interval was from 0.27% to 2.37%. All six positive patients were men. The only statistically significant risk factors associated with HIV seropositivity were male sex (P = .00112) and male homosexual preference (P = .0000). CONCLUSION:HIV seropositivity occurs in 1.32% of our ED population over the age of 15 years. The only factors that correlate with HIV seropositivity are male homosexual preference and male sex.
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