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

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