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Table 3 The number of notified tuberculosis cases with and without a history of drug misuse, homelessness or imprisonment, and the HIV prevalence in each of these groups in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2000–2014

From: Trends in, and factors associated with, HIV infection amongst tuberculosis patients in the era of anti-retroviral therapy: a retrospective study in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  

Drug misuse

Total

  

No

Yes

Total (homeless and not homeless, number)

No prison

30,711 (3.2% [3.1–3.4])

506 (8.3% [5.9–10.7])

31,217 (3.3% [3.1–3.5])

(% with HIV [95% CI])

Prison

480 (4.4% [2.5–6.2])

365 (6.8% [4.3–9.4])

845 (5.4% [3.9–7.0])

Total

31,191 (3.3% [3.1–3.5])

871 (7.7% [5.9–9.5])

32,062 (3.4% [3.2–3.6])

Homeless (number)

No prison

465 (7.1% [4.8–9.4])

86 (14.0% [6.6–21.3])

551 (8.2% [5.9–10.5])

(% with HIV [95% CI])

Prison

99 (3.0% [0.4–6.4])

149 (10.1% [5.2–14.9])

248 (7.3% [4.0–10.5])

Total

564 (6.4% [4.4–8.4])

235 (11.5% [7.4–15.6])

799 (7.9% [6.0–9.8])

Not homeless (number)

No prison

30,246 (3.2% [3.0–3.4])

420 (7.1% [4.7–9.6])

30,666 (3.2% [3.0–3.4])

(% with HIV [95% CI])

Prison

381 (4.7% [2.6–6.9])

216 (4.6% [1.8–7.4])

597 (4.7% [3.0–6.4])

Total

30,627 (3.2% [3.0–3.4])

636 (6.3% [4.4–8.2])

31,263 (3.3% [3.1–3.5])

  1. Excluding 5899 (16%) cases missing data on homelessness (n = 2693), imprisonment (n = 3719) and/or drug misuse (n = 2966)
  2. CI confidence interval