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Table 1 Summary of STI and BBV notifications received in 2010 with unknown Aboriginality by disease based on notification data, notification data internally linked by individual, and the linked notification and external data

From: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal sexually transmitted infections and blood borne virus notification rates in Western Australia: using linked data to improve estimates

Disease

Notification data pre-linkage: Unknown Aboriginality

Notification data internally linked:†Unknown Aboriginality

Linked notification and external data: Unknown Aboriginality‡

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Chlamydia

1276 (12.5)

1188 (11.6)

285 (2.8)

Gonorrhoea

4 (0.3)

3 (0.2)

2 (0.1)

Syphilis infectious

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Syphilis non-infectious

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Donovanosis

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Hepatitis B

64 (7.9)

60 (7.4)

46 (5.7)

Hepatitis C

52 (4.8)

52 (4.8)

32 (3.0)

Total (n = 13696)

1396 (10.2)

1303 (9.5)

365 (2.7)

  1. †internal linkage based on identification of individuals who had more than one case notification in 2010.
  2. ‡unknown in both data sources (notification and external data).