Table 2. HIV prevalence among TB suspects examined for diagnostic smear microscopy, Vizianagaram district, India, November-December 2010.
| Characteristic | Number of TB suspects examinedfor smear microscopy | Number (%) of TB suspects with known HIV status | Number (%) HIV Positive |
| Total | 2918 | 2465 (84.5) | 246 (10.0) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 263 | 220 (83.7) | 15 (6.8) |
| 25–34 | 488 | 417 (85.5) | 86 (20.6) |
| 35–44 | 655 | 569 (86.9) | 105 (18.5) |
| 45–54 | 640 | 561 (87.7) | 31 (5.5) |
| 55–64 | 560 | 473 (84.5) | 8 (1.7) |
| ≥65 | 312 | 225 (72.1) | 1 (0.4) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1965 | 1648 (83.9) | 147 (8.9) |
| Female | 953 | 817 (85.7) | 99 (12.1) |
| TB status | |||
| TB patients | 408 | 381 (93.4) | 31 (8.1) |
| TB suspects without TB | 2510 | 2084 (83.0) | 215 (10.3) |
TB–Tuberculosis; HIV–Human immunodeficiency virus.