Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 14.3 shows that there were no differences in coverage for HIV testing between urban(80 percent) and rural women (79 percent). However, rural men were more likely to have been tested thanurban men (77 percent and 67 percent, respectively). Provincial differentials (Table 14.4) indicate thatLuapula province had the highest coverage rate (88 percent), while Eastern province had the lowest (61percent). As in the case of syphilis coverage, the highly urbanised provinces (Copperbelt and Lusaka) hadgenerally lower coverage rates than the rest of the provinces, except for Eastern and Western. Similarproportions of women and men in different provinces were tested for HIV. The only exception is noticedin Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces where men were substantially less likely to be tested for HIV thanwomen in the same provinces.Table 14.4 Coverage of HIV testing by province (unweighted)Percent distribution of de facto women and men eligible for HIV testing by testing status, according to province, Zambia 2001-2002Testing statusCentralProvinceCopperbeltEastern Luapula Lusaka NorthernNorth-Western Southern Western TotalWomen 15-49Tested 87.3 81.3 63.4 87.9 76.7 77.1 83.3 87.7 72.3 79.4Refused 11.0 13.4 29.2 11.2 18.7 17.2 10.2 9.8 17.7 15.7Absent 1.7 3.6 4.7 0.5 2.6 2.9 6.5 0.8 3.2 3.0Interviewed in DHS 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.9 1.1Not interviewed in DHS 1.2 1.8 4.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 4.8 0.8 2.3 2.0Result missing 0.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 2.0 2.7 0.0 1.6 6.8 1.9Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Unweighted number 347 337 322 214 305 407 293 244 220 2,689Men 15-59Tested 83.0 67.8 59.3 86.0 62.5 76.8 83.5 83.6 60.4 73.3Refused 11.6 12.5 27.0 12.9 20.8 13.1 7.7 10.2 17.2 14.9Absent 5.1 14.5 10.3 0.5 11.3 6.0 7.3 2.2 13.0 8.1Interviewed in DHS 1.0 4.8 1.0 0.5 3.5 0.8 1.2 0.0 2.1 1.7Not interviewed in DHS 4.1 9.6 9.3 0.0 7.8 5.2 6.2 2.2 10.9 6.3Result missing 0.3 5.1 3.3 0.5 5.3 4.1 1.5 4.0 9.4 3.7Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Unweighted number 294 311 300 186 283 367 260 225 192 2,418Total 15-49Tested 85.4 74.0 61.1 87.6 70.6 77.2 83.2 86.3 66.5 76.5Refused 11.1 13.5 28.2 11.3 19.4 15.4 9.3 9.5 17.3 15.3Absent 3.4 9.0 7.5 0.5 6.7 4.3 6.7 1.6 8.0 5.5Interviewed in DHS 0.8 3.2 0.7 0.3 2.6 1.3 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.4Not interviewed in DHS 2.6 5.8 6.8 0.3 4.0 3.0 5.2 1.6 6.5 4.1Result missing 0.2 3.5 3.2 0.5 3.3 3.1 0.7 2.7 8.3 2.7Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Unweighted number 622 624 602 380 571 742 536 451 400 4,928228 | Prevalence of HIV and Syphilis