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Table 1 Results of blood tests for hiv, HBV and syphilis, 2006-2008

From: Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in the Netherlands is effective

Year

Number refusers (%)

Number pregnancies tested

Result positive 12 weeks*

Number with confirmatory Result (%)

Result confirmed positives (%)**

Result negative Total

Prevalence estimate 1 (minimum)

Prevalence estimate 2

Prevalence estimate 3 (maximum)

95% CI (based on confirmed positives)

HIV

          

2006

340 (0.2)

185.602

342

274 (80%)

81 (24%)

184.188

0.04

0.05

0.08

0.04 - 0.05

2007

350 (0.2)

185.791

327

316 (97%)

90 (27%)

183.884

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.04 - 0.06

2008

376 (0.2)

189.765

289

229 (79%)

68 (24%)

188.430

0.04

0.05

0.07

0.03 - 0.05

HBV

          

2006

1 (<0.001)

185.941

966

927 (96%)

714 (74%)

184.621

0.38

0.40

0.40

0.36 - 0.41

2007

4 (<0.01)

186.137

868

848 (98%)

620 (71%)

185.015

0.33

0.34

0.34

0.31 - 0.36

2008

1 (<0.001)

190.140

932

896 (96%)

605 (65%)

189.771

0.32

0.33

0.33

0.29 - 0.34

Syphilis

          

2006

1 (<0.001)

185.941

320

215 (67%)

142 (44%)

184.181

0.08

0.12

0.13

0.06 - 0.09

2007

4 (<0.01)

186.137

331

231 (70%)

181 (55%)

185.719

0.10

0.14

0.15

0.08 - 0.11

2008

2 (<0.001)

190.139

359

241 (67%)

197 (55%)

189.447

0.10

0.16

0.17

0.09 - 0.12

  1. Excludes pregnancies not carried to term (spontaneous or through surgical abortion). HBV: 15 (2008), 22 (2007), 22 (2006); HIV: 1 (2008), 0 (2007), 1 (2006); syphilis: 1 (2008), 1 (2007), 3 (2006).