Table 1 The characteristics of study population for the recent HIV infection study in Korea from 2008 to 2015.

From: Characteristics of recent HIV infection among individuals newly diagnosed as HIV-positive in South Korea (2008–2015)

Category

Study population

N (%)

Total

5898 (74.2)*

Sex

Male

5402 (91.6)

Female

496 (8.4)

Age, years

< 20

177 (3.0)

20–29

1482 (25.1)

30–39

1485 (25.2)

40–49

1355 (23.0)

50–59

926 (15.7)

60 ≤ 

473 (8.0)

Nationality

Koreans

5412 (91.8)

Non-Koreans

486 (8.2)

Testing site

Hospitals

4644 (78.7)

Public health centers

1139 (19.3)

Blood center

115 (2.0)

Region

Metro

4180 (70.9)

Small

1718 (29.1)

Reason for testing

Health check-up

700 (11.9)

Due to disease

1701 (28.8)

Suspected

838 (14.2)

Preoperative test

777 (13.2)

Others

1882 (31.9)

Year

2008

391 (6.6)

2009

502 (8.5)

2010

648 (11.0)

2011

715 (12.1)

2012

761 (12.9)

2013

891 (15.1)

2014

993 (16.9)

2015

997 (16.9)

  1. *Proportion of specimens for recent HIV testing among 7945 newly HIV diagnosed individuals in Korea from 2008 to 2015.
  2. Metro metropolis, small smaller city or rural area, others prenatal check-up, blood donation, partner of HIV positive, sexual transmitted infection risk group, etc. Age median of specimens for study: 38 (28–49).
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