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Table 1 Year-specific distribution of proportions of HIV seropositive migrant workers entering Kuwait: 1997–2006

From: Spectral analysis of HIV seropositivity among migrant workers entering Kuwait

Year

Total tested

No. positive

No. Positive (per 100, 000)

95% confidence interval

1997

161682

40

25

18 – 34

1998

163326

51

31

24 – 41

1999

177129

31

18

12 – 25

2000

130984

30

23

16 – 33

2001

178472

21

12

7 – 18

2002

221566

46

21

16 – 28

2003

254608

29

11

8 – 16

2004

327216

66

20

16 – 26

2005

356983

77

22

17 – 27

2006

356616

103

29

24 – 35

  1. Overall prevalence (per 100,000) of HIV seropositive migrant workers = 21 (494/2328582); (95% Cl: 19 – 23) (or 0.021%)