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Sex Transm Infect 80:18-23 doi:10.1136/sti.2003.006163
  • Public health

Black Caribbean adults with HIV in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: an emerging epidemic?

Table 4

Total HIV prevalence and proportion remaining undiagnosed among Caribbean born GUM attendees by probable route of transmission and year of survey (1997–2001) (UAPMP, GUM Survey)

Year Total tested in UAPMP GUM survey HIV undiagnosed before clinic visit
Number of samples tested Number HIV-1 positive HIV-1 prevalence (%) Number HIV-1 positive HIV-1 prevalence (%) New diagnosis at that visit Proportion of positives remaining undiagnosed after clinic visit (%)
(a) (b) (b/a) c (c/(a − (b − c)))5 (d) ((c − d)/c)
Heterosexual males 1997 1095 5 0.5 5 0.5 0 100
1998 1128 11 1.0 8 0.7 1 88
1999 1051 9 0.9 9 0.9 4 56
2000 1079 9 0.8 9 0.8 3 67
2001 1333 7 0.5 6 0.5 2 67
Total 5686 41 0.7 37 0.7 10 73
Heterosexual females 1997 826 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
1998 769 3 0.4 3 0.4 1 67
1999 820 7 0.9 7 0.9 2 71
2000 930 7 0.8 7 0.8 4 43
2001 1261 11 0.9 9 0.7 6 33
Total 4606 28 0.6 26 0.6 13 50
Men who have sex with men 1997 40 5 12.5 2 5.4 0 100
1998 40 8 20.0 7 17.9 2 71
1999 42 5 11.9 3 7.5 3 0
2000 42 5 11.9 1 2.6 0 100
2001 46 15 32.6 7 18.4 2 71
Total 210 38 18.1 20 10.4 7 65

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