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Table 9.2 Coverage of HIV testing by selected background characteristicsPercent distribution of women age 15-49 and men age 15-49 eligible for HIV testing by testing status,according to selected background characteristics (unweighted), Tanzania HMIS 2007-08BackgroundcharacteristicPercentageinterviewedand tested 1Testing status, women and menPercentage Other/ missing 2interviewed,refused toprovide Percentageblood interviewedWOMENPercentagenotinterviewed Total NumberAge15-19 89.2 4.9 0.3 5.6 100.0 2,26620-24 89.4 6.3 0.2 4.0 100.0 1,74925-29 89.4 6.0 0.2 4.4 100.0 1,58030-34 89.5 7.8 0.0 2.7 100.0 1,35535-39 89.7 8.0 0.2 2.2 100.0 1,18040-44 88.3 6.9 0.4 4.4 100.0 84145-49 91.4 5.1 0.1 3.4 100.0 764EducationNo education 87.9 6.5 0.2 5.4 100.0 2,185Primary incomplete 91.4 5.0 0.1 3.6 100.0 1,620Primary complete 89.3 7.0 0.2 3.5 100.0 4,288Secondary + 90.2 5.5 0.2 4.1 100.0 1,641Wealth quintileLowest 89.3 6.1 0.1 4.5 100.0 1,584Second 90.0 5.4 0.1 4.5 100.0 1,607Middle 91.4 4.1 0.3 4.2 100.0 1,724Fourth 91.1 5.2 0.2 3.5 100.0 2,294Highest 86.5 9.5 0.2 3.7 100.0 2,525Total 89.5 6.3 0.2 4.0 100.0 9,735MENAge15-19 83.8 5.2 0.1 11.0 100.0 2,11320-24 79.0 8.2 0.0 12.8 100.0 1,31725-29 74.5 10.3 0.0 15.2 100.0 1,10030-34 77.0 10.0 0.2 12.7 100.0 1,06735-39 78.9 9.3 0.3 11.5 100.0 94240-44 80.5 8.1 0.1 11.3 100.0 75445-49 82.6 7.5 0.0 10.0 100.0 642EducationNo education 75.2 9.0 0.0 15.8 100.0 967Primary incomplete 81.9 6.3 0.1 11.7 100.0 1,820Primary complete 79.4 8.6 0.2 11.8 100.0 3,510Secondary + 81.3 7.9 0.1 10.8 100.0 1,635Wealth quintileLowest 82.3 7.0 0.1 10.6 100.0 1,185Second 83.8 5.9 0.1 10.2 100.0 1,417Middle 82.5 6.0 0.2 11.2 100.0 1,461Fourth 80.4 7.6 0.1 12.0 100.0 1,844Highest 73.1 11.8 0.1 15.0 100.0 2,024Total 79.8 8.0 0.1 12.1 100.0 7,935Note: Total includes 1 woman and 3 men missing information on education level.1Includes all dried blood spot (DBS) samples tested at the lab and for which there is a result, i.e.positive, negative, or indeterminate. Indeterminate means that the sample went through the entirealgorithm, but the final result was inconclusive.2Includes: 1) other results of blood collection (e.g., technical problem in the field), 2) lost specimens,3) non-corresponding bar codes, and 4) other lab results such as blood not tested for technical reason,not enough blood to complete the algorithm, etc.9.3 HIV PREVALENCE BY AGE AND SEXResults from the 2007-08 THMIS show that 6 percent of Tanzanian adults age 15-49 areinfected with HIV (Table 9.3). HIV prevalence is higher among women than men (7 percent and 5percent, respectively).114 | HIV Prevalence