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Table 3 General population HIV prevalence estimates by age from the 2001–2002 ZDHS and ANC SS

From: Reducing uncertainties in global HIV prevalence estimates: the case of Zambia

Survey/Province

Number with HIV test results*

Percentage with HIV [95% confidence intervals]

 

Urban

Rural

Total

Urban

Rural

2001–2002 ZDHS Women and men*

15–19

349

514

4.6 [3.3–6.3]

6.6 [4.1–10.2]

3.3 [2.1–5.1]

20–24

321

431

11.4 [9.2–14.1]

15.0 [11.0–19.8]

8.8 [6.5–12.0]

25–29

274

407

20.4 [17.3–23.9]

32.1 [26.1–38.7]

12.5 [9.6–16.1]

30–39

369

601

23.9 [21.1–27.0]

37.7 [32.0–43.5]

15.5 [12.8–18.7]

40–49

171

369

18.0 [14.6–21.7]

26.9 [19.7–35.0]

13.8 [10.6–17.9]

Total

1484

2322

15.6{15.1} [14.4–16.9]

23.2{22.8} [20.7–25.6]

10.8{10.3} [9.6–12.1]

2001–2002 ANC women

15–19

1767

1157

11.1(13.2) [10.7–1.5]

16.9 [16.1–17.7]

7.6 [7.2–8.0]

20–24

2606

1430

17.6(20.7) [17.1–8.1]

25.0 [24.1–25.9]

12.7 [12.1–13.3]

25–29

1686

949

22.7(26.9) [21.9–3.5]

33.3 [31.7–34.9]

15.6 [14.6–16.6]

30–39

1251

934

17.4(20.9) [16.7–18.1]

28.7 [27.1–30.3]

10.4 [9.8–11.0]

40–49

95

114

10.6(11.0) [9.2–12.0]

13.7 [11.0–16.4]

8.8 [7.3–10.3]

Total

7405

4584

16.9(20.1) [16.6–17.2]

25.4 [24.8–26.0]

11.5 [11.2–11.8]

  1. *Use of weights caused slight differences with figures in Table 1 and Table 4.
  2. Totals in () are unadjusted for the urban-rural distribution of the total population of women and men aged 15–49 years from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing.
  3. Figures in {} are standardized for the 2000 census population five year age group distribution for adults aged 15–49 years old