Table 1 Prevalence of HIV infection by patient characteristics
From: Low partner testing in high HIV prevalence setting in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a retrospective study
Variable | N | HIV positive n (%) | 95% CI | P value | NNS N/n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3808 | 925 (24.3) | 22.9–25.6 | 4.1 | |
Entry point | < 0.001 | ||||
PITC | 3014 | 760 (25.2) | 23.7–27.8 | 4.0 | |
CITC | 794 | 165 (20.8) | 17.9–23.6 | 4.8 | |
Age (years) | < 0.001 | ||||
15 and below | 73 | 10 (13.7) | 5.6–21.8 | 7.3 | |
16 to 25 | 1088 | 191 (17.6) | 15.3–19.8 | 5.7 | |
25 to 35 | 1195 | 329 (27.5) | 25.0–30.1 | 3.6 | |
36 to 49 | 854 | 265 (31.0) | 27.9–34.1 | 3.2 | |
50 and above | 598 | 130 (21.7) | 18.4–25.1 | 4.6 | |
Sex | < 0.001 | ||||
Male | 1760 | 368 (20.9) | 19.0–22.8 | 4.8 | |
Female | 2048 | 556 (27.1) | 25.2–29.1 | 3.7 | |
Marital status | 0.730 | ||||
Single | 2104 | 508 (24.1) | 22.3–26.0 | 4.1 | |
Married | 1664 | 406 (24.4) | 22.3–26.5 | 4.1 | |
Widowed | 39 | 11 (28.2) | 13.4–43.0 | 3.5 | |
Partner tested | 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 17 | 9 (52.9) | 26.5–79.4 | 1.9 | |
No | 3791 | 916 (24.2) | 22.8–25.5 | 4.1 | |