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Table 2 Distribution by gender, age, marital status and referral status of trauma patients who accepted HIV screening and were ready to receive the test results

From: Feasibility and yield of HIV screening among adult trauma patients presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania

Variable

Number

Accepted Testing for HIV

Ready to receive test results

Test results positive

Overall

N

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

Total

346

250 (77.0%)

247 (98.8%)

14 (5.6%)

Sex

 Male

248

172 (69.0%)

171 (99.0%)

9 (5.2%)

 Female

78

78 (100%)

76 (97.0%)

5 (6.4%)

Age group

 18–31

145

109 (76%)

107 (98%)

5 (4.6%)

 32–41

100

78 (78%)

77 (99%)

5 (6.4%)

 42–53

51

41 (80%

41 (100%)

1 (2.4%)

 54–66

19

15 (79%)

15 (100%)

2 (13.3%)

 > 66

11

7 (64%)

7 (100%)

1 (14.3%)

Marital status

 Married

160

127 (79%)

127 (100%)

5 (3.9%)

 Single

154

115 (75%)

112 (97%)

8 (7.0%)

 Divorced

5

3 (60%)

3 (100%)

0

 Widowed

7

5 (71%)

5 (100%)

1 (20.0%)

Referral status

 Referred

190

152 (80%)

149 (98%)

12 (7.9%)

 Not referred

136

98 (72%)

98 (100%)

2 (2.0%)