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

Table 3 The distribution by occupation and education level of trauma patients who accepted the HIV screening and were ready to receive the test results

	Number	Accepted testing for HIV	Ready to receive test results	Test results positive
Occupation
Public or private servant	102	77 (75%)	75 (97%)	6 (7.8%)
Unemployed	173	137 (79%)	136 (99%)	6 (4.4%)
Petty trader	32	24 (75%)	24 (100%)	2 (8.3%)
Student	15	8 (53%)	8 (100%)	0
Others	4	4 (100%)	4 (100%)	0
Education level
Primary education	224	176 (79%)	173 (98%)	14 (8.1%)
Secondary education	73	57 (78%)	57 (100%)	0
College/university education	21	12 (57%)	12 (100%)	0
No formal education	8	5 (63%)	5 (100%)	0

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