Tuesday, June 28, 2011

HIV and Ward 6

Today is National HIV Testing Day. According to Street Sense, one of the most informative newspapers in the District, Ward 6 is tied with Ward 8 for the highest percentage of people living with HIV/AIDS:

Ward 6 2.8%
Ward 8 2.8%
Ward 5 2.7%
Ward 7 2.4%
Ward 1 2.1%
Ward 4 1.7%
Ward 3 .3%
Total in DC: 3%

4 comments:

  1. Did you do an anova to determine if there are true statistical differences?

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  2. Great point. Also Street Sense mentioned how problematic the measurement is since many people don't know they even have HIV.

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  3. P.S. my posting went up on Monday (National HIV Testing Day), but my blog sets the time slightly differently.

    P.P.S. The HIV/AIDS stats are partially picking up on where HIV/AIDS testing is most prevalent, which is based on stats on who is more likely to have HIV/AIDS. At the same time, the stats show that Ward 6 has a significant number of people with HIV/AIDS (though not necessarily statistically significant in relation to other wards, except probably Ward 3).

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  4. Attractive posts to read, very nice blog. I subscribed to you via RSS for your latest updates, keep up the good work.

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