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Table 4 Comparison of HIV, HBV and syphilis in documented vs undocumented migrants presenting to three NGO health clinics in Denmark, August 2011 to August 2014

From: Undocumented migrant women in Denmark have inadequate access to pregnancy screening and have a higher prevalence Hepatitis B virus infection compared to documented migrants in Denmark: a prevalence study

 

Documented migrants (DM)a

Undocumented migrants (UM)

UM vs DM

Total Population

Observed cases

Cases per 1000

Sampled Population

Observed cases

Expected cases

Cases per 1000

SPRb

95 % CI

HIV

Eastern Europe

7202

11

1.5

20

0

0.03

-

  

Indian subcontinent

1864

1

0.5

19

0

0.01

-

Middle East/ North Africa

6390

1

0.2

27

0

0.00

-

South- and Middle America

759

3

4.0

7

0

0.03

-

South-East Asia

3066

8

2.6

25

0

0.07

-

Sub-Saharan Africa

2379

64

26.9

32

2

0.86

62.5

Total

21,660

88

4.1

130

2

1.00

15.4

2.0

0.5–8.0

HBV

Eastern Europe

7202

82

11.4

16

1

0.18

62.5

  

Indian subcontinent

1864

16

8.6

10

0

0.09

-

Middle East/ North Africa

6390

79

12.4

20

1

0.25

50.0

South- and Middle America

759

3

4.0

6

0

0.02

-

South-East Asia

3066

192

62.6

18

0

1.13

-

Sub-Saharan Africa

2379

91

38.3

22

4

0.84

181.8

Total

21,660

463

21.4

92

6

2.51

65.2

2.4

1.1–5.3

Syphilis

Eastern Europe

7202

51

7.1

18

0

0.13

-

  

Indian subcontinent

1864

2

1.1

18

0

0.02

-

Middle East/ North Africa

6390

16

2.5

26

0

0.07

-

South- and Middle America

759

12

15.8

7

0

0.11

-

South-East Asia

3066

24

7.8

25

0

0.20

-

Sub-Saharan Africa

2379

38

16.0

31

0

0.50

-

Total

21,660

143

6.6

125

0

1.01

-

-

-

  1. adocumented migrants were considered the standard population composition for migrants in Denmark and used to calculate the expected number of undocumented migrant cases
  2. b SPR standardised prevalence ratio