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Table 1 Original reasons for HIV testing

From: Recall of intestinal helminthiasis by HIV-infected South Africans and avoidance of possible misinterpretation of egg excretion in worm/HIV co-infection analyses

HIV-positive (n = 170)

Numbers

Percentage and 95% CI

Possible AIDS-associated condition

72/170

42.3 (36.3, 48.7)

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission

62/170

36.5 (29.6, 43.9)

High-risk behaviour, counselled to test

36/170

21.2 (15.7, 27.9)

HIV-negative (n = 65)

Possible AIDS-associated condition

9/65

13.9 (7.5, 24.3)

A condition not usually AIDS-associated

6/65

9.2 (4.3, 18.7)

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission

1/65

1.5 (0.3, 8.2)

Voluntary testing

49/65

75.4 (63.7, 84.2)

  1. CI = confidence interval.