Table 1. HIV status of TB patients in Alberta by demographic group, 2003–2012.
Demographic group | TB Cases | HIV tested* | HIV Positive† | |
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Total | 1453 | 1317 (90.6) | 74 (5.6) | |
Age (years) | ||||
0–14 | 75 | 56 (74.7) | 01 (1.8) | |
15–34 | 458 | 443 (96.7) | 21 (4.7) | |
35–64 | 577 | 539 (93.4) | 51 (9.5) | |
>64 | 343 | 279 (81.3) | 01 (0.4) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 748 | 685 (91.6) | 45 (6.6) | |
Female | 705 | 632 (89.6) | 29 (4.6) | |
Population group | ||||
CBO | 154 | 130 (84.4) | 01 (0.8) | |
CBA | 182 | 167 (91.8) | 16 (9.6) | |
FBO | 854 | 771 (90.3) | 15 (2.0) | |
FBSSA | 263 | 249 (94.7) | 42 (16.9) |
Abbreviations: CBO = Canadian-born 'Other'; CBA = Canadian-born Aboriginal; FBO = Foreign-born 'Other';
FBSSA = Foreign-born sub-Saharan African.
*Percent of all TB cases.
Percent of HIV-tested TB cases.