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Table 2 Comparison of the Aboriginality of STI† and BBV‡ notifications received in 2004 prior to and following data linkage by estimation method

From: Improving the accuracy of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal disease notification rates using data linkage

 

Aboriginal n (%)

non-Aboriginal n (%)

Disease

Pre-linkage

Sensitive

Specific

Pre-linkage

Sensitive

Specific

Chlamydia

1078 (25)

1161 (27)

1127 (26)

1789 (41)

2800 (65)

2766 (64)

Gonorrhoea

1085 (76)

1093 (76)

1086 (76)

307 (21)

335 (23)

328 (23)

Syphilis

137 (66)

138 (67)

137 (67)

45 (22)

67 (33)

66 (32)

Hepatitis B

61 (14)

64 (15)

64 (15)

317 (72)

344 (79)

344 (79)

Hepatitis C

134 (11)

153 (13)

138 (11)

706 (58)

1001 (82)

986 (81)

Total

2496 (33)

2610 (34)

2553 (34)

3164 (41)

4547 (60)

4490 (59)

  1. † Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) excluding Donovanosis
  2. ‡ Blood borne virus (BBV) notifications, excluding HIV (Human Immunodeficiency virus)