Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of individuals included in each phase for the positivity analyses
|
Characteristic |
Pre – no. tested |
During – no. tested |
Post – no. tested |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (% positive) | (% positive) | (% positive) | ||
|
Total tested |
1417873 |
468009 |
284029 |
|
| (6.65) |
(4.72) |
(5.22) |
||
|
Sex |
Male |
458812 |
193775 |
104740 |
| (5.60) |
(3.68) |
(4.32) |
||
| |
Female |
954824 |
272873 |
178396 |
| (7.16) |
(5.47) |
(5.75) |
||
| |
Sex unknown |
4237 |
1361 |
893 |
| (6.09) |
(4.63) |
(3.70) |
||
|
Age-group |
15-19 year |
808334 |
272737 |
158652 |
| (6.56) |
(4.43) |
(5.00) |
||
| |
20-24 years |
609539 |
195272 |
125377 |
| (6.78) |
(5.14) |
(5.49) |
||
|
Socio-economic class |
1 (most deprived) |
403063 |
129909 |
87207 |
| (7.89) |
(5.59) |
(5.90) |
||
| |
2 |
325252 |
108604 |
64290 |
| (6.82) |
(4.82) |
(5.36) |
||
| |
3 |
253380 |
87668 |
50397 |
| (6.09) |
(4.42) |
(4.92) |
||
| |
4 |
212359 |
71750 |
41427 |
| (5.85) |
(4.21) |
(4.94) |
||
| |
5 (least deprived) |
186474 |
63326 |
36255 |
| (5.16) |
(3.79) |
(4.20) |
||
| |
unknown |
37345 |
6752 |
4453 |
| (7.56) |
(4.80) |
(4.11) |
||
|
Ethnicity |
White |
905090 |
287450 |
175135 |
| (6.94) |
(5.06) |
(5.58) |
||
| |
Black |
66128 |
16785 |
12042 |
| (8.25) |
(6.61) |
(7.51) |
||
| |
Asian |
37882 |
14763 |
8778 |
| (2.28) |
(1.66) |
(1.88) |
||
| |
Other |
49532 |
14260 |
8934 |
| (7.64) |
(6.00) |
(6.63) |
||
| |
unknown |
359241 |
134751 |
79140 |
| (5.95) |
(3.98) |
(4.29) |
||
|
Sexual behaviour |
High risk |
552570 |
152441 |
93649 |
| (8.81) |
(6.87) |
(7.16) |
||
| |
Low risk |
330365 |
89744 |
50719 |
| (4.66) |
(3.28) |
(4.00) |
||
| |
unknown |
534938 |
225824 |
139661 |
| (5.65) | (3.85) | (4.36) | ||