Malawi 2015-16

Patterns by background
characteristics
• The proportion of respondents
who have never been tested for
HIV is highest among women
and men age 15-19 (51% and
65%, respectively) and those
who have never had sex (71%
for both women and men).
Figure 13.6 Recent HIV testing by region
Percentage of women and men who were tested for HIV in the year
before the survey and received results
• HIV testing coverage in the last
12 months is highest in the
Northern region (50%)
compared to the Central (42%)
and Southern (44%) regions
(Figure 13.6).
• HIV testing coverage in the last
12 months tends to increase
with rising level of education;
from 38% among women with
no education to 52% among
women with more than
secondary education. Among
men, the coverage of recent
HIV testing varies from 39%
among those with no education to 55% among those with more than secondary school (Figure 13.7).
13.6.2 HIV Testing of
Pregnant Women
Table 13.8 presents information on
self-reported HIV testing during
pregnancy and delivery among all
women age 15-49 who gave birth in
the two years before the survey.
Eighty percent of women received
counselling on HIV, an HIV test
during an antenatal care (ANC)
visit, and the test results; 89% of
women had an HIV test during
ANC or labour and received the
results. The odds of receiving testing during ANC and delivery increase with education levels, from 85%
among those with no education to 96% in women with more than secondary education.
13.7 MALE CIRCUMCISION
Figure 13.7 Recent HIV testing by education
Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who were
tested for HIV in the year before the survey and received
results
No education Primary complete Secondary More than secondary
52
49 46
43
38 39 39
Women
Male circumcision has been associated with a lower risk of HIV transmission from women to men
(Williams et al. 2006; WHO and UNAIDS 2007). Table 13.9 provides information on the percentage of
men who have been circumcised by traditional methods and health professionals. Among men 15-49, 28 %
have been circumcised, 18% by traditional practitioners or family friends, and 9% by a health professional.
Men
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