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Table 3 The distribution by occupation and education level of trauma patients who accepted the 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

 

Number

Accepted testing for HIV

Ready to receive test results

Test results positive

Occupation

Public or private servant

102

77 (75%)

75 (97%)

6 (7.8%)

Unemployed

173

137 (79%)

136 (99%)

6 (4.4%)

Petty trader

32

24 (75%)

24 (100%)

2 (8.3%)

Student

15

8 (53%)

8 (100%)

0

Others

4

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

0

Education level

Primary education

224

176 (79%)

173 (98%)

14 (8.1%)

Secondary education

73

57 (78%)

57 (100%)

0

College/university education

21

12 (57%)

12 (100%)

0

No formal education

8

5 (63%)

5 (100%)

0