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. 2006 Dec 13;4:31. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-4-31

Table 4.

Distribution of HIV by age in the population-based sample

Men Women Men and women

Age (years) Participants (n) HIV-positive, n (%) Participants (n) HIV-positive, n (%) Participants (n) HIV-positive, n (%)
Rural
 15–19 595 1 (0.17) 595 8 (1.34) 1190 9 (0.76)
 20–24 542 6 (1.11) 562 9 (1.60) 1104 15 (1.36)
 25–29 477 10 (2.10) 508 12 (2.36) 985 22 (2.23)
 30–34 412 9 (2.18) 451 8 (1.77) 863 17 (1.97)
 35–39 449 13 (2.90) 451 8 (1.77) 900 21 (2.33)
 40–44 330 8 (2.42) 370 4 (1.08) 700 12 (1.71)
 45–49 334 7 (2.10) 241 1 (0.41) 575 8 (1.39)
 Total 3139 54 (1.72) 3178 50 (1.57) 6317 104 (1.65)
Urban
 15–19 580 2 (0.34) 564 2 (0.35) 1144 4 (0.35)
 20–24 544 10 (1.84) 600 16 (2.67) 1144 26 (2.27)
 25–29 495 8 (1.62) 519 14 (2.70) 1014 22 (2.17)
 30–34 421 24 (5.70) 435 11 (2.53) 856 35 (4.09)
 35–39 393 22 (5.60) 413 9 (2.18) 806 31 (3.85)
 40–44 298 7 (2.35) 387 4 (1.03) 685 11 (1.61)
 45–49 365 3 (0.82) 286 5 (1.75) 651 8 (1.23)
 Total 3096 76 (2.45) 3204 61 (1.90) 6300 137 (2.17)
Rural and urban
 15–19 1175 3 (0.26) 1159 10 (0.86) 2334 13 (0.56)
 20–24 1086 16 (1.47) 1162 25 (2.15) 2248 41 (1.82)
 25–29 972 18 (1.85) 1027 26 (2.53) 1999 44 (2.20)
 30–34 833 33 (3.96) 886 19 (2.14) 1719 52 (3.03)
 35–39 842 35 (4.16) 864 17 (1.97) 1706 52 (3.05)
 40–44 628 15 (2.39) 757 8 (1.06) 1385 23 (1.66)
 45–49 699 10 (1.43) 527 6 (1.14) 1226 16 (1.31)
 Total 6235 130 (2.09) 6382 111 (1.74) 12617 241 (1.91)