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Table 2 Changes in perceived risk (2005–2009) and HIV status (2009)

From: Accuracy and determinants of perceived HIV risk among young women in South Africa

 

HIV- % (n)

HIV+ % (n)

Total % (n)

Perceived risk

 Low in 2005 and 2009

76 (172)

24 (57)

100 (229)

 Low in 2005, high in 2009

71 (83)

29 (32)

100 (115)

 High in 2005, low in 2009

74 (40)

26 (14)

100 (54)

 High in 2005 and 2009

68 (32)

32 (16)

100 (48)

χ 2 (p-value)

1.60 (p = 0.68)

 
  1. Analysis denotes the proportion (n) testing HIV positive in 2009 (2 columns) by transitions in perceived risk status between 2005 and 2009 (4 rows)