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. 2009 Aug 14;9:130. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-130

Table 1.

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

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%