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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: Evaluation of HIV testing algorithms in Ethiopia: the role of the tie-breaker algorithm and weakly reacting test lines in contributing to a high rate of false positive HIV diagnoses

  

Humera site

Abdurafi site

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Number

 

230

198

428

Age

Mean [range] in years

31.3 [10–65]

28.0 [10–67]

29.7 [10–67]

Sex

Male

140 (61.1)

119 (60.1)

259(61.0)

Residential status

Resident

122 (53.3)

101 (51.0)

223 (52.3)

 

Migrant

47 (20.5)

68 (34.3)

115 (26.9)

 

Settler

11 (4.8)

19 (9.6)

30 (7.0)

 

Other

49 (21.4)

10 (5.1)

59 (13.8)

Reason for testing

Diagnostic testing

65 (28.4)

56 (28.3)

121 (28.3)

 

Symptomatic

80 (35.0)

16 (8.1)

96 (22.5)

 

Curious about status

8 (3.5)

63 (31.8)

71 (16.6)

 

Pre-marriage

15 (6.6)

22 (11.1)

37 (8.7)

 

Other

61 (26.6)

41 (20.7)

102 (23.9)