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Table 2 Distribution of positive results by NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) 2 and 3 region and estimated true prevalence

From: Prevalence of asymptomatic Leishmania infection and knowledge, perceptions, and practices in blood donors in mainland Portugal

Region

Sampling sites (n)

Samples (n)

Positive samples (n)

Crude positivity rate (%)

Adjusted positivity rate (%)

True prevalence (%)

95% Confidence interval

Norte

149

1285

82

6.4

6.3

5.5

4.4–6.9

 Alto Minho

12

72

6

8.3

8.5

7.8

3.6–16.0

 Cávado

17

160

6

3.8

3.5

2.6

1.0–6.6

 Ave

16

155

9

5.8

5.4

4.6

2.3–9.3

 Área Metropolitana do Porto

60

591

44

7.4

7.4

6.6

4.9–8.9

 Alto Tâmega

4

29

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0–11.7

 Tâmega e Sousa

23

163

9

5.5

5.6

4.8

2.5–9.3

 Douro

13

79

6

7.6

7.9

7.2

3.4–14.9

 Terras de Trás-os-Montes

4

36

2

5.6

2.0

1.1

0.2–6.0

Centro

119

768

51

6.6

6.5

5.8

4.3–7.6

 Oeste

12

145

8

5.5

4.9

4.1

1.9–8.6

 Região de Aveiro

19

146

12

8.2

7.7

6.9

3.8–12.3

 Região de Coimbra

21

114

7

6.1

6.1

5.3

2.5–11.1

 Região de Leiria

14

103

6

5.8

6.2

5.4

2.5–11.4

 Viseu Dão-Lafões

15

67

3

4.5

4.2

3.3

0.9–11.4

 Beira Baixa

7

33

2

6.1

5.9

5.1

1.4–16.9

 Médio Tejo

16

73

6

8.2

9.8

9.2

4.5–17.8

 Beiras e Serra da Estrela

15

87

7

8.0

8.8

8.1

4.0–15.7

Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

25

1005

47

4.7

4.9

4.0

3.0–5.4

Alentejo

52

463

9

1.9

1.9

0.9

0.4–2.3

 Alentejo Litoral

10

70

1

1.4

1.3

0.3

0.0–5.2

 Baixo Alentejo

8

105

1

1.0

0.8

0.0

0.0–3.5

 Lezíria do Tejo

10

87

2

2.3

2.3

1.4

0.3–7.5

 Alto Alentejo

9

57

1

1.8

1.4

0.5

0.0–6.3

 Alentejo Central

15

144

4

2.8

2.7

1.8

0.6–5.1

Algarve

2

242

12

5.0

4.2

3.3

1.7–6.4

Total

347

3763

201

5.3

5.6

4.8

4.1–5.5