Analysis of HIV testing refusal among patients aged less than 21 years in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Figures & data

Figure 1 Model ROC.

Abbreviation: ROC, receiver operating characteristic.

Table 1 Analysis of reasons for not testing stratified by age group

Reason for HIV testing rejection	Participants, N=158	Less than 18 years (N=78)	Older than 18 years (N=80)	P-value	OR	95% CI
I don’t think I am at risk for HIV infection (N, %)	79 (50.0)	50 (64.0)	29 (36.0)	0.00	3.14	1.64–6.01
No one asked me about it (N, %)	56 (35.4)	25 (32.0)	31 (38.0)	0.50	0.76	0.39–1.46
I was recently tested for HIV (N, %)	38 (24.0)	06 (8.0)	32 (40.0)	0.00	0.12	0.04–0.32
I don’t want to be tested at this center (N, %)	08 (5.0)	04 (5.1)	04 (5.0)	1.00	1.02	0.24–4.25

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

Table 2 Predictors of HIV declination testing

Factor	Tested (N=265)	Did not test (N=158)	Crude OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Hispanic (N, %)	63 (23)	64 (40)	2.2 (1.3–2.0)	2.5 (1.6–3.8)
<18 years (N, %)	61 (23)	78 (49)	3.3 (2.1–4.9)	3.5 (2.3–5.5)

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.