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Decline in HIV prevalence rates, 1993–2002. Selected sentinel sites, Uganda. |
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| HIV Prevalence |
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| Site |
District |
Urban/ rural* |
1993 |
1998 |
2002 |
% change (2002/1993) |
% change (2002/1998) |
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| Nsambya |
Kampala TC |
Urban |
26.6 |
13.4 |
8.5 |
50.4% |
63.4% |
| Rubaga |
Kampala TC |
Urban |
24.4 |
14.2 |
8.1 |
58.2% |
57.0% |
| Mbarara |
Mbarara |
Urban |
18.1 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
60.2% |
99.1% |
| Jinja |
Jinja |
Urban |
16.7 |
10.5 |
5 |
62.9% |
47.6% |
| Tororo |
Tororo |
Rural |
11.3 |
10.5 |
6.3 |
92.9% |
60.0% |
| Mbale |
Mbale |
Urban |
8.7 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
72.4% |
93.7% |
| Soroti |
Soroti |
Rural |
9.1 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
84.6% |
59.7% |
| Matany |
Moroto |
Rural |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
46.4% |
53.8% |
| Mutolere |
Kisoro |
Rural |
4.2 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
59.5% |
60.0% |
| Gulu |
Gulu |
Urban |
27.0 |
12.8 |
11.9 |
47.4% |
93.0% |
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* Urban population defined as >50,000 persons and rural population as <50,000 persons Source: adapted from [19] | |||||||
Lowicki-Zucca et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2005 2:12 doi:10.1186/1742-7622-2-12 |
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