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Table 1 Audit sample descriptive statistics by sex and age group.

From: Testing for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses on admission to Western Australian prisons

Subgroup

n

Mean age in years (range)

Mean number of days of imprisonment (range)

% Aboriginal

Adult male

410

32.3 (18-66)

222.4 (0†-1019)

48.0

Adult female

302

32.7 (18-57)

107.1 (0†-912)

60.9

Juvenile male

122

15.6 (12-18)

7.8 (0†-176)

68.9

Juvenile female

112

15.7 (13-18)

22.1 (0†-334)

70.5

  1. †duration of imprisonment of less than 24 hours