Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

Regarding education differentials, seven in ten couples reported that both the husband and thewife have some education, while 7 percent of couples reported that both the husband and the wifehave no education. Husbands were more likely than their wives to have some education (15 percent),while in 6 percent of couples, the wife had some education but her husband had none.Figure 3.5 Difference in Education Between Husband and Wife7160402015760Both husbandand wife haveno education80 Percent Husband hasWife hassome education, some education,wife has none husband has noneEducation differenceTHMIS 2007-08Both husbandand wife havesome education3.10 MALE CIRCUMCISIONMale circumcision involves the removal of some or all of the foreskin of the penis. Malecircumcision—removal of the foreskin of the penis—is common in cultures throughout the world andhas been shown to decrease the risk of HIV infection, in part because of physiological differences thatreduce the susceptibility to HIV infection among circumcised men. (Auvert et al., 2005; NIAID,2006).Male circumcision places men at greater risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS because theprocedure in Tanzania is usually performed on groups of children in non-sterile environments. If onemember in the group is HIV positive, there is a high chance that others may become infected. On theother hand, some researchers argue that male circumcision has a protective effect against the spread ofHIV and other sexually transmitted infections (Agot et al., 2004).To measure trends in the practice of male circumcision, as it relates to HIV prevalence, the2007-08 THMIS asked men whether they were circumcised. Data on the prevalence of malecircumcision among men age 15-49 are presented in Table 3.9.The results show that two in three men age 15-49 in Tanzania are circumcised, and urban menare more likely to be circumcised than rural men (88 percent and 60 percent, respectively).Differentials between regions show that practically all men in Zanzibar (99 percent) are circumcisedcompared with 66 percent in Mainland Tanzania. The prevalence of circumcision is lowest inShinyanga (21 percent), Rukwa (24 percent), and Iringa (29 percent).Characteristics of Respondents | 35