Table 3 HIV yield (%)a among tested applicants aged 15–49 years, compared to WHO country HIV prevalence estimates (%) in adults aged 15–49 years (reference year 2016), by nationality
From: Infectious disease testing of UK-bound refugees: a population-based, cross-sectional study
Country of nationality | Number screened (n) | Number of cases detected (%) | HIV positivity rate in 15–49 year olds in tested cohort, % (95% CI | Estimated country prevalence, 15–49 year olds, 2016, % (95% CI) [18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | < 0.1 (< 0.1 to < 0.1) |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 504 | 18 (3.57) | 3.6 (2.3–5.6) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) |
Eritrea | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
Ethiopia | 259 | 4 (1.54) | 1.5 (0.6–4.0) | 1.1 (0.8–1.3) |
Iran | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 (< 0.1–0.2) |
Iraq | 462 | 1 | 0.0 | No data |
Palestine | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | No data |
Somalia | 499 | 3 (0.60) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) |
South Sudan | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 (1.7–4.0) |
Sudan | 329 | 5 (1.52) | 1.5 (0.6–3.6) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) |
Syria | 6245 | 0 | 0.0 | No data |
Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 (6.1–7.0) |
Other AFRb | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 (3.7–4.8)f |
Other EMRc | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 (< 0.1–0.2)f |
Other EURd | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 (0.4–0.4)f |
Other WPRe | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 (< 0.1–0.2) |
Total | 8506 | 31 (0.36) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) |  |