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Table 5 Comparison of HIV prevalence according to 2011 ANC and 2011/12 THMIS data by region, Tanzania 2011/12

From: Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011

Region

2011 ANC HIV prevalence

2011–12 THMIS HIV prevalence*

Total

Positive

Prevalence (%)

Women

Men

Total

Prevalence

Number

Prevalence

Number

Prevalence

Number

Arusha

2812

80

2.84

3.9

290

2.3

245

3.2

535

Coast

1848

131

7.09

9.2

187

2.1

159

5.9

346

Dar es salaam

3780

230

6.08

8.2

962

5.3

802

6.9

1764

Dodoma

1789

35

1.96

2.1

373

3.7

332

2.7

705

Iringa

1221

181

14.82

10.9

183

6.9

145

9.1

328

Kagera

1533

70

4.57

5.5

399

4.1

355

4.8

754

Kigoma

1293

17

1.31

4.5

405

2.0

305

3.4

270

Kilimanjaro

1269

40

3.15

4.9

343

2.2

244

3.8

587

Lindi

1071

58

5.42

4.3

167

1.1

123

2.9

290

Manyara

1879

45

2.39

2.7

232

0.3

227

1.5

459

Mara

1255

53

4.22

5.2

385

3.5

321

4.5

706

Mbeya

2563

290

11.31

11.0

619

6.7

538

9.0

1157

Morogoro

1576

88

5.58

5.3

352

2.1

322

3.8

674

Mtwara

867

48

5.54

6.0

333

1.5

237

4.1

570

Mwanza

2969

126

4.24

4.7

509

3.7

411

4.2

920

Rukwa

2033

170

8.36

6.8

164

5.5

131

6.2

295

Ruvuma

1651

122

7.39

9.1

619

4.1

441

7.1

1061

Shinyanga

3385

195

5.76

8.1

368

6.6

313

7.4

681

Singida

1429

70

4.9

4.5

370

1.8

320

3.3

690

Tabora

1877

89

4.74

5.8

383

4.5

390

5.1

774

Tanga

1598

76

4.76

3.5

508

0.7

325

2.4

833

Total

39,698

2214

5.58

6.2

9756

3.8

7989

5.1

17, 745

  1. *95 % CI for THMS were not available