Table 1 Difference in HIV prevalence between respondents and non-respondents that could change 2001–2002 ZDHS estimates
From: Reducing uncertainties in global HIV prevalence estimates: the case of Zambia
Province | Total women and men eligible for an HIV Test | Percentage of women and men with test results | HIV prevalence estimated from tested women and men | Minimum percent difference in prevalence between respondents and non- respondents that significantly changes total prevalence estimated from respondents | Minimum significant change in estimated prevalence if it was different by the minimum percentage between respondents and non-respondents | HIV prevalence if prevalence was higher by the stated minimum percentage among non-respondent women and men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 402 | 75.9 | 15.4 | 157 | 5.8 [0.1–11.5] | 21.2 |
Copperbelt | 1052 | 73.7 | 19.9 | 74 | 3.9 [0.1–7.7] | 23.8 |
Eastern | 714 | 65.8 | 13.8 | 91 | 4.3 [0.1–8.5] | 18.1 |
Luapula | 359 | 83.3 | 11.3 | 283 | 5.4 [0.1–10.7] | 16.7 |
Lusaka | 778 | 71.9 | 22.0 | 76 | 4.7 [0.1–9.3] | 26.7 |
Northern | 698 | 74.1 | 8.3 | 159 | 3.4 [0.1–6.8] | 11.7 |
North-Western | 223 | 74.4 | 9.0 | 289 | 6.6 [0.1–13.0] | 15.6 |
Southern | 489 | 83.4 | 17.6 | 186 | 5.4 [0.1–10.6] | 23.0 |
Western | 425 | 71.8 | 13.1 | 146 | 5.4 [0.1–10.7] | 18.5 |
Zambia | 5140 | 74.0 | 15.6 | 41 | 1.7 [0.1–3.2] | 17.3 |