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Table 2 Annual change in the number of positive individuals by test per unit

From: Implementation of nationwide screening of pregnant women for HTLV-1 infection in Japan: analysis of a repeated cross-sectional study

Target

n of units

2011

2013

2016

1857

2544

2375

Screening

n of units (%)

1779 (95.8)

1367 (53.7)

1742 (73.3)

 Tested

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

388.9 (387.0) 309.0 (175–502)

397.8 (311.6) 286 (194–502)

400.2 (348.2) 320.5 (195–509)

 Positive

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

2.0 (20.4) 0 (0–1)

1.7 (14.7) 0 (0–2)

1.6 (12.2) 0 (0–2)

WB

n of units (%)

803 (43.2)

860 (33.8)

1699 (71.5)

 Tested

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

13.1 (73.1) 1 (1–3)

5.9 (47.2) 1 (0–3)

5.9 (44.2) 0 (0–2)

 Positive

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

1.2 (3.9) 1 (0–1)

1.0 (1.7) 1 (0–1)

0.5 (1.4) 1 (0–1)

PCR

n of units (%)

816 (43.9)

78 (3.1)

255 (10.7)

 Tested

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

2.5 (28.5) 0 (0–0)

2.4 (2.5) 1 (1–3)

20.5 (112.0) 0 (0–1)

 Positive

Mean (SD) Median (interquartile)

0.2 (3.6) 0 (0–0)

0.5 (0.9) 0 (0–1)

0.6 (6.3) 0 (0–0)