Table 1 Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in 9,008 individuals screened in 3 VCTs of Rio de Janeiro state from November 2004 to October 2005.

Overall= 9,008

4.8 (434)

4.4 - 5.3

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Gender

   Female (5,282)

3.6 (191)

3.1 - 4.1

< 0,0001 ^a

   Male (3,726)

6.5 (243)

5.7 - 7.3

Sexual practice (men)

   Heterosexual (3,327)

4.3 (144)

3.6 - 5.0

< 0,0001 ^a

   MSM (399)

24.8 (99)

19.9 - 29.7

Age - years

   < 25 (2,525)

2.6 (65)

1.9 - 3.2

< 0,0001 ^b

   25 a 40 (3,671)

6.4 (233)

5.5 - 7.1

   > 40 (2,812)

4.8 (136)

4.0 - 5.6