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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of trauma patients approached for an opt out HIV screening attending at EMD of MNH

From: Feasibility and yield of HIV screening among adult trauma patients presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania

Variable Frequency, N (%)
Sex
 Male 248 (76%)
 Female 78 (24%)
Age groups
 Median age (IQR) 33 (25–42)
  18–31 145 (44%)
  32–41 100 (31%)
  42–53 51 (16%)
  54–66 19 (6%)
  > 66 11 (3%)
Referral status
 Referred 136 (48%)
 Not referred 190 (58%)
Marital status
 Married 160 (49%)
 Single 154 (47%
 Divorced 5 (2%)
 Widowed 7 (2%)
Occupation
 Public or private servant 102 (31%)
 Unemployed 173 (53%)
 Petty trader 32 (10%)
 Student 15 (5%)
 Others 4 (1%)
Education level
 Primary education 224 (69%)
 Secondary education 73 (22%)
 College/University education 21 (6%)
 No formal education 8 (3%)