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Table 9.4 HIV prevalence by socio-economic characteristicsPercentage HIV positive among women and men age 15-49 who were tested, by socio-economic characteristics,Tanzania HMIS 2007-08Socio-economiccharacteristicWomen Men TotalPercentagePercentagePercentageHIV positive Number HIV positive Number HIV positive NumberResidenceUrban 10.6 2,065 6.4 1,605 8.7 3,670Rural 5.3 6,114 4.0 5,260 4.7 11,374Mainland/ZanzibarMainland 6.8 7,909 4.7 6,657 5.8 14,566Mainland – Urban 11.0 1,972 6.6 1,535 9.1 3,507Dar es Salaam City 10.2 663 7.2 550 8.8 1,213Other Urban 11.4 1,309 6.3 985 9.2 2,294Mainland – Rural 5.4 5,937 4.1 5,122 4.8 11,059Zanzibar 0.7 270 0.5 208 0.6 478RegionArusha 0.8 345 2.7 260 1.6 605Dar es Salaam 10.4 690 7.9 577 9.3 1,266Dodoma 4.1 294 2.3 253 3.3 547Iringa 18.6 353 12.1 283 15.7 636Kagera 3.5 451 3.3 396 3.4 847Kigoma 2.7 361 0.6 286 1.8 647Kilimanjaro 2.5 328 1.2 266 1.9 594Lindi 4.9 215 2.2 161 3.8 376Manyara 2.3 229 0.7 201 1.5 430Mara 8.5 319 6.6 237 7.7 556Mbeya 9.3 502 9.2 487 9.2 990Morogoro 7.1 379 2.9 333 5.1 712Mtwara 4.4 285 2.5 207 3.6 492Mwanza 7.1 729 3.7 588 5.6 1,317Pwani 8.4 177 4.2 116 6.7 294Rukwa 5.7 276 4.1 263 4.9 538Ruvuma 7.4 326 4.2 285 5.9 610Shinyanga 8.4 660 6.3 624 7.4 1,284Singida 3.0 171 2.4 148 2.7 318Tabora 7.2 447 5.6 390 6.4 837Tanga 6.7 372 2.4 296 4.8 668Pemba 0.3 82 0.2 62 0.3 145Unguja 0.9 187 0.6 146 0.8 334ZoneWestern 6.6 1,469 4.8 1,300 5.8 2,768Northern 3.2 1,274 1.8 1,023 2.6 2,297Central 3.7 464 2.3 401 3.0 865Southern Highlands 11.3 1,131 8.7 1,033 10.1 2,164Lake 6.3 1,499 4.1 1,222 5.3 2,721Eastern 9.1 1,246 5.9 1,026 7.7 2,272Southern 5.7 826 3.2 653 4.6 1,479Zanzibar 0.7 270 0.5 208 0.6 478EducationNo education 6.0 1,727 5.5 801 5.9 2,528Primary incomplete 6.0 1,349 4.1 1,536 5.0 2,884Primary complete 7.3 4,332 4.9 3,515 6.2 7,847Secondary + 4.9 771 3.4 1,013 4.0 1,784Employment (past 12 months)Not employed 3.7 1,569 1.0 1,330 2.5 2,898Employed 7.3 6,596 5.4 5,528 6.4 12,124Wealth quintileLowest 5.0 1,501 4.1 1,168 4.6 2,669Second 6.6 1,455 3.5 1,435 5.1 2,890Middle 5.1 1,582 4.1 1,315 4.7 2,896Fourth 6.0 1,641 4.5 1,363 5.3 3,004Highest 9.5 2,000 6.3 1,582 8.1 3,582Total 15-49 6.6 8,179 4.6 6,865 5.7 15,044Note: HIV positive refers to individuals who have HIV-1. Total includes 14 women and 8 men for whom onemployment status is missingFor both sexes, urban residents have higher levels of HIV infection than rural residents (9 and5 percent, respectively). The HIV prevalence among urban women (11 percent) is twice that of ruralwomen (5 percent). For men, the difference is not so large (6 percent among urban men and 4 percentamong rural men).116 | HIV Prevalence