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Table 4 HIV seroprevalence of visitors to public health centers by reason for HIV testing in Korea (2005).

From: Characteristics of HIV seroprevalence of visitors to public health centers under the national HIV surveillance system in Korea: cross sectional study

Group

Subgroup

No. of HIV tested individuals

(%)

No. of positive

HIV Seroprevalence

(95% CI)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Total

 

280456

149

5.3 (4.5–6.5)

-

-

General group

Health Checkup

21598 (7.7)

9

4.2 (1.4–6.9)

1.0

1.0

 

Medical Certificate

41358 (14.7)

19

4.6 (2.5–6.7)

1.1 (0.5–2.4)

1.0 (0.4–2.3)

 

Prenatal Checkup

17159 (6.1)

2

1.2 (0.0–2.8)

0.3 (0.1–1.3)

1.2 (0.2–5.9)

 

Others*

8001 (2.9)

2

2.5 (0.0–6.0)

0.6 (0.1–1.0)

0.8 (0.1–1.4)

HIV ISG

Referral by doctor

19359 (6.9)

38

19.6 (13.4–25.9)

4.7 (2.3–9.8)

3.6 (1.7–7.5)

 

Voluntary test taker

20143 (7.2)

48

23.8 (17.1–30.6)

5.7 (2.8–11.7)

5.7 (2.8–11.8)

HIV TRG

TB patient

6822 (2.4)

3

4.4 (0.0–9.4)

1.1 (0.3–3.9)

0.9 (0.2–3.4)

 

Prisoner

1295 (0.5)

2

15.4 (0.0–36.8)

3.7 (0.8–17.2)

2.5 (0.5–11.6)

 

Partner of HIV-infected individual

27 (0.0)

5

1,852(387–3,317)

545 (169–999)

420 (110–999)

STI risk group

CSW

399 (0.1)

0

0.0

-

-

 

Bar employee

87602 (31.2)

12

1.4 (0.6–2.2)

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

 

Tea room employee

27353 (9.8)

2

0.7 (0.0–1.7)

0.2 (0.0–0.8)

0.8 (0.2–3.8)

 

Massage parlor

1535 (0.6)

0

0.0

-

-

 

Others**

27805 (9.9)

7

2.5 (0.7–4.4)

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

2.1(0.7–5.9)

  1. CI: Confidence Interval, OR: Odds Ratio, TB: tuberculosis, CSW; commercial sexual worker.
  2. HIV TRG: HIV test recommended group. HIV ISG: HIV infection suspected group. STI: sexually transmitted infection.
  3. *Employees of motels, restaurants, and beauty salons, etc.
  4. **One among four subgroup in STI risk group, but not specified.