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Table 2 Serological prevalence of HIV, HCV, syphilis and HSV-2

From: Blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: a cross-sectional study in a Swiss prison

 

n

% (95% CI)

2009

2011

p-valuea

HIV (Ag/Ab Combo+ & Inno-Lia+)

1/270

0.4% (0.1–2.1)

0/115 (0%)

1/155 (0.7%)

1

Syphilis (ELISA+ & TPHA+ & RPR+)

3/271

1.1% (0.4–3.2)

2/114 (1.8%)

2/157 (1.3%)

1

HSV-2 (ELISA HSV-2+)

35/156

22.4% (16.6–29.6)

35/156 (22.4%)

HCV (EIA+ & Inno-Lia+)

17/273

6.2% (3.9–9.7)

8/116 (6.9%)

9/157 (5.7%)

.694

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
  2. aChi-square tests or Fisher exact tests. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold