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Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of HIV new diagnoses reported in Barcelona (2001 – 2011)

From: Time series analysis comparing mandatory and voluntary notification of newly diagnosed HIV infections in a city with a concentrated epidemic

  

2001-2011

2001-2009 Voluntary period

2010-2011 Mandatory period

P-value*

  

n=(4510)

n=(3390)

n=(1120)

 
  

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Sex

Men

3692

81,9

2713

80.0

979

87.4

<0.001

 

Women

818

18,1

677

20

141

12.6

 

Age (<30 and >30 years age)

<30 years of age

619

13,7

289

8,5

330

29.5

<0.001

>30 years of age

3358

74,5

2574

76

784

70

 

Unknown

533

11,8

527

15.5

6

0.5

 

Age groups

14-19 years of age

9

0,2

0

0

9

0.8

<0.001

 

20 -29 years of age

474

10,5

207

6.1

267

23.8

 
 

30-39 years of age

1562

34,6

1117

32.9

445

39.7

 
 

40-49 years of age

1306

29,0

1021

30.1

285

25.4

 
 

50-59 years of age

418

9,3

343

10.1

75

6.7

 
 

> 60 years of age

208

4,6

175

5.2

33

2.9

 
 

Unknown

533

11,8

527

15.5

6

0.5

 

Region of birth

Spain

1854

41,1

1304

38.5

550

49.1

<0.001

Western Europe and North America

281

6,2

174

5.1

107

9.6

 
 

Latin America and Caribbean

849

18,8

561

16.5

288

25.7

 
 

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

145

3,2

86

2.5

59

5.3

 
 

North Africa and Middle East

54

1,2

37

1.1

17

1.5

 
 

Sub-Saharan Africa

198

4,4

148

4.4

50

4.5

 
 

Unknown

1129

25,0

1080

31.9

49

4.4

 

Route of transmission

HTS men

487

10,8

359

10.59

128

11.43

<0.001

HTS women

536

11,9

429

12.65

107

9.55

 

MSM

2052

45,5

1387

40.91

665

59.38

 

IDU men

419

9,3

334

9.85

85

7.59

 
 

IDU women

124

2,7

103

3.04

21

1.88

 
 

Unknown

892

19,8

778

23,0

114

10.18

 

CD4 count

> 350 cell/ul

1773

39,3

1257

37.1

516

46.1

<0.001

 

< 350–200 cells/ul

665

14,7

469

13.8

196

17.5

 
 

<200 cells/ul

580

12,9

436

12.9

144

12.9

 
 

Unknown

1492

33,1

1228

36.2

264

23.6

 

Reporting centre

Hospital

2915

64,6

2060

60.8

855

76.3

<0.001

Primary care

1595

35,4

1330

39.2

265

23.7

 
  1. Comparison between voluntary notification period with mandatory notification period. (2001–2009 versus 2010–2011).
  2. HTS: Heterosexual contact, MSM: Men having sex with men, IDU: Injecting drug Users.
  3. * Chi2 test.