Table 1 HIV exposure categories, in hierarchical order
From: Evaluating HIV Rapid/Point of Care Testing among Risk Factor Groups in Ontario, 2011 to 2018
Exposure category | Risk factors |
|---|---|
Men who have sex with men and who use injection drugs (MSM-PWID) | Males who use injection drugs and have male sexual partner |
Men who have sex with men (MSM) | Males with male sexual partner |
People who use injection drugs (PWID) | People who use injection drugs |
HIV-endemic | Having lived in a country where the prevalence of HIV among adults (15–49 years old) is 1.0% or greater and one of the following criteria is met: at least 50% are attributed to heterosexual transmission; a male to female ratio of 2:1 or less among prevalent infections; or HIV prevalence greater than or equal to 2% among women receiving prenatal care |
Heterosexual – partner with identified risk (PIR) | Being male or female and indicating sex with a person of the opposite sex/gender who is either HIV-positive, a person at risk of HIV, a person who uses injection drugs, from an HIV-endemic area, had a blood or clotting factor transfusion, or is bisexual |
Heterosexual – partner with no identified risk (NIR) | Being male or female and indicating sex with a person of the opposite sex/gender who has no identified risk |
No identified risk | Indicating “none” or “other” or “needlestick injury” as a risk factor |
Unknown/missing | No risk factors indicated (form not completed) |