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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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Table 14.8 Syphilis prevalence by age, sex, <strong>and</strong> urban-rural residenceSyphilis prevalence rates among women 15-49 <strong>and</strong> men 15-59 by age, sex, <strong>and</strong>residence, <strong>Zambia</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>AgePercentsyphilispositiveUrban Rural TotalNumbertestedPercentsyphilispositiveNumbertestedPercentsyphilispositiveNumbertestedWomen15-19 4.5 209 1.7 275 2.9 48420-24 9.7 186 7.2 260 8.2 44725-29 9.4 148 9.4 202 9.4 35030-34 7.7 105 5.9 158 6.6 26335+ 7.9 149 5.6 340 6.3 489Total 15-49 7.7 797 5.7 1,236 6.5 2,033Men15-19 2.9 131 0.9 234 1.6 36520-24 3.7 149 5.4 160 4.6 30925-29 15.5 113 9.7 193 11.8 30630-34 13.2 103 4.9 139 8.5 24235+ 10.6 218 9.0 402 9.5 620Total 15-49 9.4 660 6.5 1,033 7.7 1,693Total 15-59 8.9 715 6.4 1,127 7.4 1,842Total15-19 3.9 340 1.3 510 2.3 84920-24 7.0 335 6.5 420 6.7 75625-29 12.0 262 9.5 395 10.5 65730-34 10.5 208 5.4 297 7.5 50535+ 9.5 367 7.4 742 8.1 1,109Total 15-49 8.5 1,457 6.1 2,269 7.0 3,726Table 14.9 shows that pregnant women have slightly higher syphilis rates than non-pregnantwomen. Among the sexually active never-married population, women are almost twice as likely to beinfected with syphilis as men (5 percent versus 3 percent). The fact that 1 percent of women <strong>and</strong> menwho reported they had never had sex were found to have syphilis is evidence of the underreporting of pastsexual activity. Among married women <strong>and</strong> men, more men (10 percent) than women (7 percent) are infected.Divorced, separated, or widowed men have a very high risk of being infected, with 25 percentinfected, compared with 9 percent of their female counterparts.The prevalence of syphilis increases with an increase in the number of partners for both married<strong>and</strong> unmarried respondents, although the rates are much lower among unmarried than married respondents.Among the married women <strong>and</strong> men with one extramarital partner, prevalence is about three timeshigher for men than women (20 percent <strong>and</strong> 7 percent, respectively). Men who have paid for sex are morethan twice as likely to be infected with syphilis as those who have not (15 percent versus 7 percent).Prevalence of HIV <strong>and</strong> Syphilis | 233

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