Notes:
a Rate represents co-infection with HIV-1 and HIV-2 and should not therefore be combined with other figures. b Data are best available but are not necessarily reliable due to small (<100) or unknown sample size. c Data combined.d Rate represents infection with HIV1 and/or HIV2.
+ Data changed and/or added.Risk area codes:
UL -- Urban low risk UH -- Urban high risk OL -- Outside city low risk OH -- Outside city high risk 2 -- Data for HIV2Test Type Codes:
ELISA - - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or EIA ELISA *2 or 3 - - Repeated testing by ELISA (2 or 3 times) IFA - - Indirect immunofluorescent assay or IF LIA - - Line immunoassay PCR - - Polymerase Chain reaction RAPID - - Rapid and simple assay RAPID*2 or 3 - - More than one Rapid assay RIA - - Radioimmuno assay RIPA - - Radioimmunoprecipitation assay UNK - - Unknown WB - - Western blot assay or IBSource: U.S. Bureau of the Census, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base. 9/2004 Update.