Characteristics of California Emergency Departments in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Designated HIV Priority Counties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Refocused national HIV testing initiatives include a geographic focus.

Objective

Using a geographic focus, we sought to identify which emergency departments (EDs) might be the most efficient targets for future HIV testing efforts, using California as an example.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of California EDs, emergency physicians, and patients served, along with county-level estimates of HIV prevalence and proportion of the population living in poverty. Emphasis was placed on characterizing EDs affiliated with teaching hospitals and those located in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention HIV priority counties.

Results

Of the 320 EDs studied, 178 were in priority counties, 29 were affiliated with teaching hospitals, and 24 had both charact

SUBMITTER: Bennett CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature