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Table 14.4 HIV prevalence according to socioeconomic characteristics<br />

Percentage HIV positive among women and men age 15-49 who were tested, according to<br />

socioeconomic characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Socioeconomic<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV<br />

positive<br />

Women Men Total<br />

Number<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV<br />

positive<br />

Number<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV<br />

positive<br />

Number<br />

Ethnic group<br />

Chewa 5.8 2,651 4.2 2,446 5.0 5,096<br />

Lomwe 17.0 1,511 10.3 1,196 14.1 2,708<br />

Mang’anja 15.5 208 13.9 <strong>16</strong>6 14.8 374<br />

Ngoni 12.1 902 7.8 880 10.0 1,782<br />

Nkhonde 12.9 66 9.2 75 11.0 141<br />

Nyanja 26.9 81 10.8 50 20.8 131<br />

Sena 14.0 263 10.6 219 12.5 481<br />

Tonga 10.4 138 4.8 109 7.9 247<br />

Tombuka 6.2 717 4.0 624 5.2 1,341<br />

Yao 13.2 1,073 5.2 833 9.7 1,906<br />

Other 10.7 126 5.5 122 8.2 248<br />

Religion<br />

Anglican 12.3 191 10.6 <strong>16</strong>9 11.5 360<br />

Catholic 8.9 1,407 6.3 1,315 7.6 2,723<br />

CCAP 1 10.9 1,282 5.9 1,273 8.4 2,555<br />

Muslim 11.7 1,005 5.0 722 8.9 1,727<br />

Seventh Day Adventist/<br />

Baptist 12.3 556 7.2 447 10.0 1,003<br />

Other Christian 10.9 3,250 6.6 2,590 9.0 5,840<br />

No religion (9.0) 35 9.0 197 9.0 232<br />

Employment (last<br />

12 months)<br />

Not employed 9.9 2,524 2.6 956 7.9 3,480<br />

Employed 11.2 5,212 7.1 5,763 9.0 10,975<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 17.8 1,413 11.0 1,271 14.6 2,684<br />

Rural 9.2 6,323 5.4 5,449 7.4 11,771<br />

Region<br />

Northern 5.6 899 4.6 871 5.1 1,770<br />

Central 6.7 3,242 4.4 2,993 5.6 6,236<br />

Southern 15.7 3,595 9.2 2,855 12.8 6,450<br />

Education<br />

No education 12.8 930 11.0 342 12.3 1,272<br />

Primary 10.4 4,732 6.1 3,921 8.4 8,653<br />

Secondary 10.8 1,843 5.8 2,141 8.2 3,985<br />

More than secondary 10.3 231 10.1 315 10.2 546<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 9.3 1,472 5.5 1,050 7.7 2,522<br />

Second 7.7 1,522 5.4 1,258 6.6 2,780<br />

Middle 10.4 1,457 6.1 1,347 8.3 2,805<br />

Fourth 11.0 1,465 5.9 1,382 8.5 2,847<br />

Highest 14.7 1,820 8.6 1,681 11.7 3,501<br />

Total 15-49 10.8 7,736 6.4 6,719 8.8 14,455<br />

50-54 na na 20.5 322 na na<br />

Total 15-54 na na 7.1 7,041 na na<br />

na = Not applicable.<br />

Note: Total includes 10 men and <strong>16</strong> men with missing information on religion. Figures in parentheses<br />

are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.<br />

1<br />

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.<br />

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