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Table 1 Total number of tests, positivity rates, number of first tests, and prevalence at first test among the women in the cohort

From: Incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease in a large cohort of women tested for Chlamydia trachomatis: a historical follow-up study

 

1990–93

1994–96

1997–99

2000–03

2004–05

All tests

     

   Total number of tests

13,134

16,741

18,991

30,020

14,203

   Proportion of positive tests

7.3%

6.2%

5.0%

6.2%

5.6%

Restricted to first test for each woman

     

   Number of first tests

6,761

4,588

4,480

6,049

3,069

   Prevalence at first test

8.0%

7.6%

5.9%

8.2%

7.6%