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Table 1 HIV testing of visitors to public health centers during 2000–2009, Korea

From: Ten-year trends in HIV prevalence among visitors to public health centers under the National HIV Surveillance System in Korea, 2000 to 2009

 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total no. of HIV tests

428698

487134

484028

466747

496890

353440

411017

396943

391486

395771

No. of PHCs

202

215

222

222

225

246

251

251

251

253

No. of test by HCIS (%)

129607 (30)

229006 (47)

296414 (61)

349488 (75)

435101 (88)

353440 (100)

411017 (100)

396943 (100)

391486 (100)

395771 (100)

No. of HCIS (%)

72 (36)

114 (53)

150 (68)

186 (84)

210 (93)

246 (100)

251 (100)

251 (100)

251 (100)

253 (100)

Average no. of test per PHCs

1800

2009

1796

1879

2072

1437

1638

1582

1560

1564

Frequency of test

1.11

1.15

1.25

1.30

1.31

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.22

1.20

Reason for HIV testing

 General group

  No. of test (%)

46617 (36)

80519 (35)

78452 (27)

65694 (19)

120252 (27)

90628 (26)

110394 (27)

117910 (30)

115176 (29)

123375 (31)

  Frequency of test

1.02

1.03

1.03

1.04

1.04

1.03

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

 HIV ISG

  No. of test (%)

13439 (10)

22153 (10)

33015 (11)

42786 (12)

56600 (13)

43517 (12)

56919 (14)

66544 (17)

64986 (17)

60678 (15)

  Frequency of test

1.05

1.06

1.11

1.11

1.13

1.10

1.11

1.15

1.13

1.07

 HIV TRG

  No. of test (%)

2288 (2)

5267 (2)

5987 (2)

8261 (2)

9058 (2)

8351 (2)

17299 (4)

22060 (6)

26864 (7)

40463(10)

 Frequency of test

1.08

1.07

1.05

1.06

1.04

1.03

1.05

1.09

1.08

1.13

  STI RG

  No. of test (%)

64766 (50)

116910 (51)

173096 (58)

226155 (65)

242369 (56)

201067 (57)

215459 (52)

180820 (45)

175864 (45)

162278 (41)

 Frequency of test

1.18

1.27

1.39

1.43

1.44

1.39

1.39

1.40

1.43

1.43

  Anonymous

  No. of test (%)

2497 (2)

4157 (2)

5864 (2)

6592 (2)

6822 (2)

9877 (3)

10946 (3)

9609 (2)

8595 (2)

8977 (2)

  1. Total no. of HIV test was collected by HCIS (health care information system) including documentation from PHCs.
  2. PHCs; Public health centers, No. of HCIS: The number of PHCs with HCIS.
  3. General group: HIV test takers for health checkup, medical certification, and prenatal check up.
  4. HIV ISG (HIV infection suspected group) included HIV test takers additional HIV test through referral by doctor and voluntary test taker.
  5. HIV TRG (HIV test recommended group) was composed of TB patient, prisoner, and partner of HIV-infected individual.
  6. STI RG (sexually transmitted infection risk group) was composed between commercial sex workers, bar employees, tea-room employees, and massage parlor employees.
  7. Frequency of test: The number of HIV-testing per PHC visitor per year.
  8. Frequency of test of anonymous testers could not be calculated, because we were unable to calculate the number of tests per individuals.
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