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Table 6 HIV prevalence by standard of living index (SLI) and type of health services used in the population-based sample

From: A population-based study of human immunodeficiency virus in south India reveals major differences from sentinel surveillance-based estimates

Type of health services used

SLI halves (score range)

 

Lower (up to 22)

Upper (23 or more)

 

n

HIV-positive (%)

n

HIV-positive (%)

Antenatal care by women

    

   Public-sector hospitals*

114

5 (4.39)

38

1 (2.63)

   Other†

284

3 (1.06)

286

3 (1.05)

   Total

398

8 (2.01)

324

4 (1.23)

General health services by men‡

    

   Public-sector hospitals*

325

18 (5.54)

165

4 (2.42)

   Other†

2831

70 (2.47)

2909

38 (1.31)

   Total

3156

88 (2.79)

3074

42 (1.37)

General health services by women‡

    

   Public-sector hospitals*

516

19 (3.68)

246

4 (1.63)

   Other†

2792

60 (2.15)

2827

28 (0.99)

   Total

3308

79 (2.39)

3073

32 (1.04)

  1. *This includes public-sector hospitals covered by sentinel surveillance.
  2. †Other comprises mainly of private sector services, and for antenatal care includes a small proportion of smaller public-sector health facilities not covered by sentinel surveillance (total 14 women).
  3. ‡Data on five men and one woman missing for type of general health services used, and data on type of public-sector facility used for general health services not available.