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Table 4 Adult general population HIV prevalence estimates by province from 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*

Central

71

234

15.4 [12.6–18.6]

25.4 [18.9–34.0]

12.4 [9.4–15.7]

Copperbelt

627

148

19.9 [16.6–23.8]

22.3 [18.5–26.8]

9.5 [5.0–17.4]

Eastern

59

411

13.8 [10.6–17.6]

20.3 [11.6–34.5]

12.7 [9.5–16.8]

Luapula

42

257

11.3 [8.2–15.2]

21.4 [12.3–36.4]

9.3 [6.5–13.5]

Lusaka

447

112

22.0 [18.3–26.2]

23.3 [19.1–28.1]

17.0 [10.3–26.6]

Northern

86

431

8.3 [6.3–10.8]

25.6 [17.7–34.8]

4.9 [3.3–7.2]

North-Western

24

142

9.0 [6.8–12.3]

16.7 [9.9–28.8]

7.7 [5.4–11.0]

Southern

87

321

17.6 [14.1–21.8]

21.8 [14.1–31.8]

16.5 [12.8–21.2]

Western

38

267

13.1 [9.6–17.6]

34.2 [19.5–50.8]

10.1 [7.0–14.7]

Zambia

1481

2323

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

Central

497

525

23.8(25.2) [22.4–25.2]

28.8 [26.3–31.3]

21.9 [20.1–23.7]

Copperbelt

994

393

20.1(19.0) [19.1–21.1]

22.7 [21.3–24.1]

9.7 [8.8–10.6]

Eastern

450

523

11.9(18.0) [11.2–12.6]

27.1 [24.6–29.6]

10.1 [9.3–10.9]

Luapula

495

802

16.8(17.2) [15.9–17.7]

22.2 [20.3–24.1]

14.1 [13.2–15.0]

Lusaka

2942

-

27.2(27.2) [26.2–28.2]

27.2 [26.2–28.2]

-

Northern

519

520

8.5(12.5) [8.0–9.0]

18.3 [16.8–19.8]

6.7 [6.2–7.2]

North-Western

495

878

8.8(10.0) [8.4–9.2]

13.5 [12.4–14.6]

8.0 [7.5–8.5]

Southern

519

520

13.6(19.6) [12.8–14.4]

31.6 [28.9–34.3]

7.7 [7.1–8.3]

Western

494

423

16.8(23.8) [15.7–17.9]

31.8 [29.0–34.6]

14.4 [13.1–15.7]

Zambia

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 accounts for the slight differences with figures in Table 3.
  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