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Table 2 Core HIV Indicators in Malawi and Zambia

From: Health workforce responses to global health initiatives funding: a comparison of Malawi and Zambia

 

Malawi

   

Zambia

  

Indicator

       
 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

Population (in millions)

11.9

12.3

12.8

13.2

11.4^

11.8^

12.2^

Adult HIV prevalence (15-49)%

Epidemiological indicators

14.4

(2003)

14.2

No data

12.0

13.9

13.5

13.1+

HIV prevalence in pregnant women (%)

19.8

16.9

No data

12.0

19.1

19.1

19.3

Number (%) of adults and children with advanced HIV infection receiving ART

13 183

(6%)

37 840

(14%)

85 200

(33%)

130 488 (43%)

39 351

80 030

(32.9%)

149 199

(50.5%)

Number (%) of pregnant women needing and receiving ART to reduce the risk of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT)

2719

(3%)

5076

(7%)

9231

(22%)

23158

(35.4%)

No Data

25,578

29.7%

35,314

39.1%

Women and men 15-49 who received a test in the last 12 months and knew their results.

283 467

482 364

661 400

461 038*

15.6%

234 430 (15.4%)

254 585

(15.4%)

Numbers of sites providing ART

20

60

104

109

107

156

322

Numbers of sites providing PMTCT

36

40

60

84

67

307

678

Numbers of sites providing HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT)

146

239

351

370

No data

883

1028

  1. Source: UNGASS Country Reports 2008
  2. ^ Total projected population
  3. + Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) 2007 shows 14.3% prevalence rate for 2007
  4. * 4th Quarter missing