Table 1

Sociodemographics of 100 emergency department (ED) patient participants who declined HIV testing in the ED, by the intervention, provision of home HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits

CharacteristicsCategoryTotal number (%)Number (%)
HIVST groupControl group
n=100n=52n=48
Age (years)18–2410 (10)6 (12)4 (8)
25–3428 (28)18 (35)10 (21)
35–4428 (28)13 (25)15 (31)
45–5421 (21)8 (15)13 (27)
≥5513 (13)7 (13)6 (13)
GenderMale34 (34)17 (33)17 (35)
Female66 (66)35 (67)31 (65)
RaceWhite46 (46)26 (50)20 (42)
African-American43 (43)21 (40)22 (45)
Other11 (11)5 (10)6 (13)
EthnicityNon-Hispanic84 (84)40 (77)44 (92)
Hispanic4 (4)4 (8)0 (0)
Unknown12 (12)8 (15)4 (8)
EducationGrade 12 or less16 (16)8 (15)8 (17)
Technical/vocational4 (4)1 (2)3 (6)
High school graduate or equivalent13 (13)8 (15)5 (10)
Some college or higher22 (22)9 (17)13 (27)
Graduate/college degree45 (45)26 (50)19 (40)
Sexual orientationHeterosexual88 (88)48 (92)40 (83)
Bisexual4 (4)3 (6)1 (2)
Man who has sex only with men0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Woman who has sex only with women5 (5)1 (2)4 (8)
Did not answer3 (3)0 (0)3 (6)
InsuranceNone6 (6)4 (8)2 (4)
Medicaid/medicare36 (36)17 (32)19 (40)
Private51 (51)29 (56)2 (46)
Veterans administrations4 (4)1 (2)3 (6)
Do not know3 (3)1 (2)2 (4)
Primary care doctorYes83 (83)43 (83)40 (83)
No17 (17)9 (17)8 (17)
Injection drug useCurrent2 (2)1 (2)1 (2)
In the past4 (4)3 (6)1 (2)
HIV testing frequency in the past 12 months043 (43)22 (42)21 (44)
134 (34)19 (37)15 (31)
>223 (23)11 (21)12 (25)