Table 1

Characteristics of total number of asylum seekers and those participating in the study


Total arrivals at Tanum
Study group


No.
%
95% CI
No.
%
95% CI

Total
2813


912


Sex






     Male
1983
70.5
68.8 – 72.2
685
75.1
72.2 – 77.8
     Female
830
29.5
27.8 – 31.2
227
24.9
22.2 – 27.8
Origin






     Europe
473
16.8
15.5 – 18.2
115
12.6
10.6 – 14.9
     Asia*
1304
46.3
44.5 – 48.2
418
45.8
42.6 – 49.1
     Africa
1021
36.3
34.5 – 38.1
371
40.7
37.5 – 44.0
     America
7
0.2
0.1 – 0.5
4
0.4
0.2 – 1.1
     Unknown
8
0.3
0.1 – 0.6
4
0.4
0.2 – 1.1
          *Includes Turkey (no = 15 of study group)






Characteristics of asylum seekers 18 years or older who arrived at Tanum reception centre during the study period September. 19. 2005 to June 12. 2006.

Winje et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:65   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-65