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Table 4 The prevalence (95% CI) and univariate regression analyses of the relationship of HIV and migration in eight major ethnic groups in South Africa in 2005 based on the SABSSM II a

From: Migration intensity has no effect on peak HIV prevalence: an ecological study

 

No.

Age median

(95% CI)

HIV prevalence

(95% CI)

Migration prevalencea

Isixhosa

1980

29.7 (29.2-30.2)

16.4 (13.4-19.9)

8.1 (6.5-10.2)

Isizulu

2071

30.2 (29.8-30.8)

24.4 (21.4-27.8)

10.6 (8.4-13.3)

Sesotho

915

31.1 (30.3-31.80

23.8 (18.7-29.3)

11.6 (8.9-14.9)

Sepedi

891

29.7 (28.9-30.4)

13.4 (10.6-17.4)

15.0 (11.5-19.3)

Setswana

1023

34.6 (33.9-35.3)

15.0 (11.2-19.6)

13.9 (11.5-16.6)

White

1402

34.6 (33.9-35.3)

0.5 (0.2-1.0)

10.3 (8.0-13.1)

Coloured

2633

31.3 (30.9-31.8)

3.0 (2.1-4.2)

8.2 (6.6-10.2)

Indian

1465

32.7 (32.1-33.4)

1.0 (0.3-2.4)

6.7 (5.1-8.8)

Beta-coefficient b

  

-

1.452

R 2b

  

-

0.18

P b

  

-

0.284

  1. aMigration prevalence defined as the percentage of the ethnic group that spent a period of one month or more living in a different province to their current province in the previous 12 months.
  2. bThe Beta coefficient, R2 and P rows represent the univariate regression analyses of the relationship between migration prevalence and HIV prevalence by ethnic group.