Table 1 The distributions of HIV prevalence by gender, age and district (n=678)
From: HIV prevalence in suspected Ebola cases during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
Variable | Negative (n) | Positive (n) | Prevalence (%) | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 23.972 | <0.001 | |||
Female | 220 | 76 | 25.7 | ||
Male | 330 | 42 | 11.3 | ||
unknown | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
Age group (years) | 48.511 | <0.001 | |||
0-14 | 158 | 4 | 2.5 | ||
15-49 | 312 | 102 | 24.6 | ||
50 | 74 | 6 | 7.5 | ||
unknown | 15 | 7 | 31.8 | ||
District | 6.695 | 0.035 | |||
Western Urban | 375 | 65 | 14.8 | ||
Western Rural | 156 | 46 | 22.8 | ||
Other and unknown | 28 | 8 | 22.2 |