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Table FF. Syphilis— Positivity among men and women in adult corrections facilities, 2005
| Men | Women | |||||||||
| State | No. of Facilities | No. of Tests | Median % Positivity (Range) | No. of Facilities | No. of Tests | Median % Positivity (Range) | ||||
| California* | 6 | 997 | 4.5 (2.0-6.7) | 2 | 323 | 4.3 (3.4-5.2) | ||||
| Illinois | 1 | 65,421 | 1.0 | 1 | 10,671 | 3.3 | ||||
| Maryland | 1 | 13,606 | 2.7 | 1 | 4,455 | 8.9 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | 3,609 | 0.8 | 1 | 522 | 1.3 | ||||
| Mississippi | 6 | 1,963 | 7.3 (4.6-9.5) | 0 | – | – | ||||
| North Carolina | 5 | 3,318 | 2.6 (1.3-4.8) | 5 | 1,085 | 8.6 (6.3-12.6) | ||||
| New Jersey | 1 | 11,431 | 2.8 | 1 | 2,178 | 3.0 | ||||
| New York† | 0 | – | – | 1 | 10,974 | 2.6 | ||||
| Ohio | 1 | 29,428 | 8.5 | 1 | 5,431 | 1.8 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | – | – | 1 | 4,422 | 10.9 | ||||
| Tennessee | 3 | 14,062 | 2.0 (1.9-5.5) | 3 | 6,560 | 3.6 (2.8-12.5) | ||||
| Texas | 6 | 60,447 | 2.5 (0.9-3.5) | 5 | 17,102 | 6.3 (3.1-6.6) | ||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1,141 | 0.4 | 1 | 588 | 1.2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 205,423 | 3.7 (0.4-9.5) | 23 | 64,311 | 5.2 (1.2-12.6) | ||||
Note: The median positivity by facility is presented from facilities reporting > 100 test results.
*Includes San Francisco project area. New York data is for confirmatory results.