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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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14.3 HIV PREVALENCE RATESTable 14.11 presents the findings from the HIV testing in the <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong> Z<strong>DHS</strong>. The table showsthat 16 percent of the individuals tested were found to be HIV positive. Women are more likely to beHIV positive than men (18 percent versus 13 percent). Overall, the proportion HIV positive rises withage from 5 percent among those 15-19 to 25 percent in the 30-34 age group, before falling to 17 percentamong those 45-49. Among women, the proportion found to be HIV positive rises abruptly with age,from 7 percent among the 15-19 cohort to 29 percent in the 30-34 age group <strong>and</strong> then drops off to 14 percentin the 45-49 cohort. Among men, HIV prevalence is below 5 percent among those under age 25,rises to 15 percent in the 25-29 age group, peaks at 22 percent in the 35-39 age group <strong>and</strong> stays around 20percent in the 40-49 age group. HIV prevalence is higher in the 55-59 cohort (12 percent) than in the 50-54 cohort (7 percent).Table 14.11 HIV prevalence by background characteristicsPrevalence of HIV among women <strong>and</strong> men age 15-49 (<strong>and</strong> men age 15-59), by background characteristics,<strong>Zambia</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>Women Men TotalBackgroundcharacteristicPercentHIV-positiveNumbertestedPercentHIV-positiveNumbertestedPercentHIV-positiveNumbertestedAge15-19 6.6 497 1.9 366 4.6 86420-24 16.3 443 4.4 309 11.4 75225-29 25.1 363 15.0 318 20.4 68130-34 29.4 274 20.5 260 25.1 53435-39 22.6 210 22.4 227 22.5 43740-44 17.3 154 20.5 153 18.9 30745-49 13.6 131 20.2 101 16.5 23250-54 na na 7.3 91 na na55-59 na na 11.7 52 na naResidenceUrban 26.3 808 19.2 676 23.1 1,484Rural 12.4 1,265 8.9 1,058 10.8 2,323ProvinceCentral 16.8 171 13.4 135 15.3 306Copperbelt 22.1 423 17.3 352 19.9 775Eastern 16.1 252 11.0 219 13.7 471Luapula 13.3 167 8.6 133 11.2 299Lusaka 25.0 296 18.7 263 22.0 559Northern 10.0 283 6.2 234 8.3 517North-Western 8.8 92 9.5 75 9.2 166Southern 20.2 220 14.6 188 17.6 408Western 16.9 169 8.3 136 13.1 306Total 15-49 17.8 2,073 12.9 1,734 15.6 3,807Total 15-59 na na 12.6 1,877 na naNote: The rates for men shown by residence <strong>and</strong> province are based on men 15-49 in order to becomparable to the rates for women.na = Not applicable236 | Prevalence of HIV <strong>and</strong> Syphilis

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