Table 2.

Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infection in clinic patients

VARIABLEHIV INFECTION (ANTIBODY)HEPATITIS B INFECTION (SURFACE ANTIGEN)HEPATITIS C INFECTION (ANTIBODY)
NO. OF POSITIVE RESULTS (NO. OF AVAILABLE RESULTS)PREVALENCE, %P VALUENO. OF POSITIVE RESULTS (NO. OF AVAILABLE RESULTS)PREVALENCE, %P VALUENO. OF POSITIVE RESULTS (NO. OF AVAILABLE RESULTS)PREVALENCE, %P VALUE
Total14 (657)232 (908)44 (886)< 1
Sex.012.47.32
  • Male1 (259)< 116 (389)43 (386)< 1
  • Female13 (398)316 (519)31 (500)< 1
Age group, y.70.10.54
  • 0–141 (94)12 (167)11 (158)< 1
  • ≥ 1513 (563)230 (741)43 (728)< 1
Region6< .001< .001.44
  • Africa13 (235)610 (320)31 (311)< 1
  • Americas*0 (59)00 (69)00 (65)0
  • Asia0 (89)016 (139)120 (136)0
  • Eastern Mediterranean1 (105)< 13 (142)20 (141)0
  • Europe0 (169)03 (238)13 (233)1
  • * Excludes patients born in Canada and the United States.

  • Asia region includes World Health Organization regions6 of South-East Asia and the Western Pacific.