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Table 1 Population characteristics

From: Variation in KSHV prevalence between geographically proximate locations in Uganda

 

EMaBSan = 2386

GPCbn = 7283

LaVIISWAcn = 1571

GHWPdn = 403

Sample collection years

2003/2006

2014/2016

2015/2016

2008/2009

Age in years, mean (range)

24 (14, 47)e

23 (1, 103)

23 (1, 72)

26 (15, 45)

Age groups, years

 1–4

 

11% (833/7283)

14% (224/1571)

 

 5

51% (1222/2386)

4% (315/7283)

4% (61/1571)

 

 6–13

 

31% (2277/7283)

14% (228/1571)

 

 14–18

8% (196/2386)

12% (848/7283)

6% (72/1571)

2% (9/402)

 19–25

25% (594/2386)

8% (601/7283)

16% (255/1571)

46% (185/402)

 26–50

16% (374/2386)

21% (1527/7283)

43% (672/1571)

52% (208/402)

 Above 50

 

12% (882/7283)

4% (59/1571)

 

Sex, female

74% (1765/2386)

54% (3925/7283)

52% (770/1571)

100% (403/403)

HIV serostatus

    

Children (< 13 years)

2% (22/1221)

1% (36/3126)

2% (6/283)

 

Adults (14+ years)

14% (160/1164)

8% (315/3853)

21% (195/946)

38% (153/403)

  1. HIV serostus determine using rapid diagnostic tests aEMaBS-Entebbe Mother and Baby Study, bGPC-General Population Cohort, cLaVIISWA-Lake Victoria Island Intervention Study on Worms and Allergy related diseases, dGHWP-Good Health for Women Project, eOnly women from EMaBS, children were all 5 years old