TABLE 4.

HIV Testing Outcomes for Index Partner Contacts Listed by Elicitation Type

No. (%)
Characteristics

Total (N=3,796)

Conventional Elicitation (n=2,546)

Elicitation Box (n=1,250)

P Valueχ2
HIV testing status
 Not tested1,105 (29.1)696 (27.3)409 (32.7)
 Declined231 (6.1)141 (33.4)90 (7.2)
 Negative1,382 (36.4)850 (33.4)532 (42.6)
 Known HIV positive876 (23.1)733 (28.8)143 (11.4)
 Newly identified HIV positive202 (53.3)126 (4.9)76 (6.1).130.72
Testing coverage2,460/3,796 (64.8)1,709/2,546 (67.1)751/1,250 (60.1)<.00118.24
Testing yield202/1,584 (12.8)126/976 (12.9)76/608 (12.5).810.057
Linkage to ART202/202 (100)126/126 (100)76/76 (100).130.72
  • Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; χ2, chi-square test statistics.