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Table 14.5 HIV prevalence according to sociodemographic characteristics<br />

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

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

Sociodemographic<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV positive<br />

Women Men Total<br />

Number<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV positive<br />

Number<br />

Percentage<br />

HIV positive<br />

Number<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 5.3 1,622 1.6 2,733 3.0 4,355<br />

Ever had sexual intercourse 8.3 737 2.0 1,771 3.8 2,508<br />

Never had sexual intercourse 2.7 885 1.0 962 1.8 1,847<br />

Married/living together 10.1 5,112 9.4 3,769 9.8 8,881<br />

Divorced or separated 20.6 784 12.7 190 19.1 974<br />

Widowed 31.8 219 * 27 32.3 245<br />

Type of union<br />

In polygynous union 14.6 639 13.8 269 14.3 908<br />

In non-polygynous union 9.4 4,443 9.1 3,501 9.3 7,943<br />

Not currently in union 12.1 2,624 2.6 2,950 7.1 5,574<br />

Times slept away from home in<br />

past 12 months<br />

None 10.7 4,895 5.8 3,870 8.6 8,764<br />

1-2 10.3 1,945 6.7 1,540 8.7 3,486<br />

3-4 11.1 454 8.0 526 9.5 980<br />

5+ 12.5 442 7.9 784 9.6 1,226<br />

Time away in past 12 months<br />

Away for more than 1 month 10.1 643 6.9 842 8.3 1,485<br />

Away for less than 1 month 11.0 2,198 7.4 2,008 9.3 4,206<br />

Not away 10.7 4,895 5.8 3,870 8.6 8,764<br />

Currently pregnant<br />

Pregnant 7.2 622 na na na na<br />

Not pregnant or not sure 11.1 7,113 na na na na<br />

ANC for last birth in the last 3<br />

years<br />

ANC provided by the public<br />

sector 8.3 2,554 na na na na<br />

ANC provided by other than the<br />

public sector 6.4 427 na na na na<br />

No ANC/No birth in last 3 years 12.5 4,755 na na na na<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 30 women and 30 men with missing information on type of union. An asterisk indicates that a<br />

figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.<br />

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