Denver_HIV_Risk_Score_guideline v.1
Predicts probability of undiagnosed HIV infection.
Predicts probability of undiagnosed HIV infection.
Predicts probability of undiagnosed HIV infection. FORMULA Addition of the selected points. Age, years: <22 or >60 =0, 22–25 or 55–60=4, 26–32 or 47–54=10, 33–46=12. Gender: Female=0, Male=21. Race/ethnicity: Black=9, Hispanic=3, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, non-Hawaiian Pacific Islander, or other or White=0. Sexual practices(Choose practice that yields the highest score, e.g. if patient engages in both vaginal and receptive anal intercourse, choose the latter to assign 8 points.):Sex with a male=22, Receptive anal intercourse=8, Vaginal intercourse=-10, None of the above=0. Other risk factors: Injection drug use=9, Past HIV testing=-4, Neither=0. Interpretation: Score, Risk , HIV prevalence (95% CI) <20 , Very low, 0.31% (0.20-0.45) 20-29, Low, 0.41% (0.29-0.57) 30-39, Moderate, 0.99% (0.63-1.47) 40-49, High, 1.59% (1.02-2.36) ≥50, Very high, 3.59% (2.73-4.63)
This score cannot be used in patients younger that 13 years old and diagnosed HIV patients..
Haukoos, J. S., Hopkins, E., Bender, B., Sasson, C., Al-Tayyib, A. A., Thrun, M. W., & Denver Emergency Department HIV Testing Research Consortium. (2013). Comparison of enhanced targeted rapid HIV screening using the Denver HIV risk score to nontargeted rapid HIV screening in the emergency department. Annals of emergency medicine, 61(3), 353-361.
OBSERVATION.denver_hiv_risk_score.v0, EVALUATION.denver_hiv_risk_score.v0
