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Table 2 Self-perceived risk of HIV Infection by actual HIV status, NARHS Plus 2007, FMOH, Nigeria.

From: Gender variation in self-reported likelihood of HIV infection in comparison with HIV test results in rural and urban Nigeria

Location

Urban

Rural

HIV perception Versus HIV test

HIV+

n(%)

HIV-

n(%)

Total

n (%)

HIV+

n(%)

HIV-

n(%)

Total

n (%)

Men

      

High

2(5.7)

33(94.3)

35

2(3.2)

61(96.8)

63

Low

17(3.1)

537(96.9)

554

40(3.6)

1059(96.4)

1099

No risk at all

30(3.0)

982(97.0)

1012

55(3.1)

1707(96.9)

1762

Subtotal

49(3.1)

1552(96.9)

1601

97(3.3)

2827(96.7)

2924

+p-value

0.650

  

0.752

  

Women

      

High

4(12.9)

27(87.1)

31

1(1.6)

60(98.4)

61

Low

11(2.4)

443(97.6)

454

39(5.0)

737(95.0)

776

No risk at all

52(5.4)

906(94.6)

958

46(3.1)

1440(96.9)

1486

Subtotal

67(4.6)

1376(95.4)

1443

86(3.7)

2237(96.3)

2323

+p-value

0.004*

  

0.048*

  

Both

      

High

6(9.1)

60(90.9)

66

3(2.4)

120(97.6)

123

Low

28(2.8)

980(97.2)

1008

80(4.3)

1796(95.7)

1876

No risk at all

82(4.2)

1888(95.8)

1970

102(3.1)

3148(96.9)

3250

Subtotal

116(3.8)

2958(96.2)

3044

185(3.5)

5064(96.5)

5249

+p-value

0.013*

  

0.088

  
  1. *significance at 95%; +p-values from x2 test