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Table 2 Total POC Tests, total reactive POC tests (with blood sample sent), and PPV, by exposure category, 2011 to 2018

From: Evaluating HIV Rapid/Point of Care Testing among Risk Factor Groups in Ontario, 2011 to 2018

  

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Total

HIV-endemic

Total POC Tests

305

349

415

443

495

398

299

475

3179

Total reactive POC Tests

6

8

12

15

10

7

11

13

82

PPV

100.0%

100.0%

91.7%

73.3%

80.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

91.5%

Heterosexual—NIR

Total POC Tests

15,235

14,961

15,811

15,203

13,080

7855

6588

5423

94,156

Total reactive POC Tests

24

20

13

18

9

9

8

9

110

PPV

37.5%

60.0%

46.2%

44.4%

44.4%

100.0%

62.5%

55.6%

52.7%

Heterosexual—PIR

Total POC Tests

627

669

626

628

875

1001

776

430

5632

Total reactive POC Tests

6

10

4

5

7

5

5

2

44

PPV

83.3%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

71.4%

100.0%

80.0%

50.0%

77.3%

PWID

Total POC Tests

446

548

798

645

505

499

462

549

4452

Total reactive POC Tests

11

6

8

6

9

4

3

1

48

PPV

81.8%

100.0%

75.0%

66.7%

100.0%

75.0%

33.3%

100.0%

81.3%

MSM

Total POC Tests

7522

8085

9828

10,912

11,770

11,529

11,058

10,101

80,805

Total reactive POC Tests

132

109

113

129

107

107

92

104

893

PPV

96.2%

98.2%

98.2%

89.1%

91.6%

98.1%

95.7%

97.1%

95.4%

MSM—PWID

Total POC Tests

52

65

67

61

59

71

67

78

520

Total reactive POC Tests

5

7

5

4

1

2

5

4

33

PPV

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

NIR

Total POC Tests

246

170

231

240

223

147

126

102

1485

Total reactive POC Tests

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

3

PPV

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

50.00%

-

66.7%

Unknown/missing

Total POC Tests

1468

1550

1547

1967

1334

813

646

970

10,295

Total reactive POC Tests

2

2

2

1

1

2

0

2

12

PPV

50.0%

50.0%

50.0%

0.0%

0.0%

50.0%

-

50.0%

41.7%