Table 3

Effect of higher prevalence among interviewees who did not provide a blood specimen for HIV testing on YAS prevalence estimates by sex.


Prevalence (%)
If persons not providing a specimen were 2x higher (%)

WOMEN

Age Group


15–19
10.6
11.7
20–24
26.1
29.1
25–29
34.7
38.5
Total (15–29)
21.8
24.2



MEN


Age Group


15–19
2.1
2.3
20–24
9.2
9.9
25–29
24.4
26.3
Total (15–29)
10.3
11.1

McNaghten et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:145   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-145