SAHR 2007 - Health Systems Trust

Health and Related Indicators 15
Table 19: HIV and AIDS indicators by ethnic group
Health Status – HIV and AIDS
African Coloured Indian / Asian White Other All
HIV incidence
2005 total population adjusted 1.8 - - - 0.2 1.4 a
HIV prevalence (%) (total population)
2002 12.9 6.1 1.6 6.2 - 11.4 b
2002 age 15-49 18.4 6.6 1.8 6.2 - 15.6 b
2003 age 15-24 11.8 3.8 0.9 2.0 - 10.2 c
2004 StatsSA age 15-49 16.0 6.8 2.7 5.6 - 15.2 d
2005 13.3 1.9 1.6 0.6 - 10.8 e
a SAMJ 97(194-9). Population 2 years and older. Based on the HSRC HIV
Household Survey 2005. Adjustment formulas were recently reviewed
and correct for both false long-term infections (sensitivity) and false
recent infections (specificity) determined by the assay.
b HIV Household Survey 2002. 95% CI: 10.0-12.7 Prevalence estimates for
the general population aged 2 years and older. See source document
for details of methodology, limitations of the survey, and results that are
of variable reliability due to sampling and other issues. Reported figures
should also be viewed together with the confidence intervals to get a
better understanding of the reliability of the estimates. The results for
Whites and Indians have wide confidence intervals, largely due to a low
response rate.
c HIV Youth 2003.
d StatsSA Mid-year Estimates.
e HIV Household Survey 2005. Prevalence estimates for the general population
aged 2 years and older.
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