Malawi 2015-16

Table 14.9 HIV prevalence according to other characteristics
Percentage HIV positive among women and men age 15-49 who have ever had sex and were tested for HIV,
according to whether they had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past 12 months and prior testing for
HIV, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Characteristic
Percentage
HIV positive
Women Men Total
Number
Percentage
HIV positive
Number
Percentage
HIV positive
Number
STI in past 12 months
Had STI or STI symptoms 17.0 1,052 10.8 584 14.8 1,637
No STI, no symptoms 10.9 5,757 7.0 5,144 9.0 10,902
Prior HIV testing
Ever tested 12.3 6,204 8.3 4,415 10.6 10,619
Received results 12.3 6,132 8.3 4,341 10.6 10,472
Did not received results 18.4 72 7.5 74 12.8 146
Never tested 6.8 647 4.4 1,342 5.2 1,988
Total 15-49 11.8 6,851 7.4 5,757 9.8 12,607
Total includes 41 women and 28 men with missing information on STI in past 12 months.
Table 14.10 Prior HIV testing by current HIV status
Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 who tested HIV positive and who tested HIV negative according
to HIV testing status before the survey, Malawi DHS 2015-16
HIV testing prior to the survey
HIV
positive
Women Men Total
HIV
negative
HIV
positive
HIV
negative
HIV
positive
HIV
negative
Ever tested for HIV and received
the result of the most recent test 91.9 81.3 83.0 67.6 88.9 74.8
Tested in the past 12 months and
received the result 1 37.9 44.1 40.0 42.2 38.6 43.2
Tested 12 or more months ago and
received the result 1 54.0 37.2 43.0 25.4 50.3 31.6
Ever tested for HIV and did not
receive the result of the most
recent test 1.9 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.3
Not previously tested 6.2 17.5 15.4 31.1 9.3 24.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 833 6,903 433 6,286 1,266 13,189
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Of the most recent HIV test.
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