Malawi 2015-16

Table 14.2 Coverage of HIV testing according to selected background characteristics
Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 eligible for HIV testing by testing status, according to selected background characteristics (unweighted), Malawi
DHS 2015-16
Background
characteristic
Interviewed
DBS tested 1
Not interviewed
Refused to provide
blood
Interviewed
Testing status
Not interviewed
Not available at the time
of blood collection Other/missing 2
Interviewed
WOMEN 15-49
Not interviewed
Interviewed
Not interviewed
Age
15-19 92.5 0.7 3.2 0.5 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.4 100.0 1,838
20-24 93.8 0.4 3.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.3 100.0 1,777
25-29 92.8 0.7 4.2 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.6 100.0 1,408
30-34 94.1 0.4 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.6 100.0 1,247
35-39 92.1 0.9 3.5 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.7 100.0 995
40-44 94.5 0.6 2.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 100.0 692
45-49 93.7 0.6 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.4 1.3 100.0 540
Education
No education 90.4 1.6 3.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 100.0 1,014
Primary 93.8 0.5 3.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.4 100.0 5,096
Secondary 93.8 0.4 3.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 100.0 2,149
More than secondary 89.0 0.0 7.6 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.4 100.0 237
Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
Wealth quintile
Lowest 94.2 0.7 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.6 100.0 1,436
Second 93.9 0.6 2.5 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.7 100.0 1,586
Middle 92.6 1.1 3.6 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.4 100.0 1,583
Fourth 94.7 0.2 2.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.6 100.0 1,665
Highest 91.6 0.5 4.6 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.4 100.0 2,227
Total 15-49 93.3 0.6 3.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.5 100.0 8,497
MEN 15-49
Age
15-19 88.7 0.3 4.6 0.9 2.1 2.4 0.4 0.5 100.0 1,925
20-24 88.1 0.3 5.5 0.9 1.7 2.5 0.1 0.9 100.0 1,447
25-29 86.0 0.1 5.9 1.1 2.8 3.2 0.3 0.6 100.0 1,086
30-34 83.9 0.5 6.8 0.9 1.8 4.7 0.4 1.1 100.0 1,017
35-39 85.9 0.4 5.9 0.9 1.6 4.0 0.4 0.9 100.0 923
40-44 86.4 0.3 6.4 0.2 1.8 3.8 0.0 1.1 100.0 654
45-49 84.9 0.4 5.5 1.6 1.6 4.3 0.2 1.4 100.0 490
Education
No education 77.4 1.5 6.6 2.8 1.5 4.3 0.5 5.3 100.0 394
Primary 87.3 0.3 5.1 0.8 1.9 3.5 0.3 0.8 100.0 4,262
Secondary 87.9 0.3 5.8 0.7 2.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 100.0 2,530
More than secondary 83.1 0.0 8.8 1.1 2.0 4.5 0.3 0.3 100.0 354
Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2
Wealth quintile
Lowest 86.2 0.3 5.8 0.8 2.0 3.6 0.1 1.2 100.0 1,054
Second 88.3 0.3 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.3 0.1 1.2 100.0 1,344
Middle 88.6 0.3 4.9 0.4 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.6 100.0 1,429
Fourth 87.1 0.6 5.1 1.1 1.8 3.4 0.1 0.8 100.0 1,587
Highest 84.5 0.2 7.6 1.1 2.1 3.5 0.4 0.6 100.0 2,128
Total 15-49 86.8 0.3 5.6 0.9 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.8 100.0 7,542
1
Includes all dried blood spot (DBS) specimens tested at the lab and for which there is a final result, which is either positive, negative, or indeterminate.
Indeterminate means that the sample went through the entire algorithm, and the final result was inconclusive.
2
Includes: (1) other results of blood collection such as technical problem in the field, (2) lost specimens, (3) non corresponding bar codes, and (4) other lab results
such as blood not tested for technical reason or not enough blood to complete the algorithm.
Total
Number
236 • HIV Prevalence