Malawi 2015-16

Table 14.12 HIV prevalence among couples
Percent distribution of couples living in the same household, both of whom were tested for HIV, by HIV status,
according to background characteristics, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Background
characteristic
Both HIV
positive 1
Man HIV
positive,
woman HIV
negative 1
Woman HIV
positive,
man HIV
negative 1
Both HIV
negative 1 Total Number
Woman’s age
15-19 0.3 1.2 1.2 97.3 100.0 281
20-29 3.4 4.1 3.1 89.4 100.0 1,483
30-39 6.8 4.9 5.3 83.0 100.0 1,142
40-49 12.6 6.9 4.6 75.9 100.0 472
Man’s age
15-19 (0.0) (2.5) (0.0) (97.5) 100.0 36
20-29 1.7 2.6 2.5 93.2 100.0 1,046
30-39 5.3 4.3 4.8 85.6 100.0 1,296
40-49 9.1 6.1 4.4 80.3 100.0 794
50-54 14.3 9.5 3.7 72.4 100.0 206
Age difference between
partners
Woman older 11.5 5.7 9.5 73.3 100.0 184
Same age/man older by 0-4
years 4.1 3.7 3.2 89.0 100.0 1,561
Man older by 5-9 years 5.4 4.1 3.7 86.7 100.0 1,214
Man older by 10-14 years 7.0 5.9 4.2 82.9 100.0 322
Man older by 15+ years 14.7 15.8 6.4 63.2 100.0 98
Type of union
Non-polygynous 5.4 4.3 3.6 86.7 100.0 3,085
Polygynous 7.2 6.5 6.8 79.5 100.0 286
Multiple partners in past
12 months 1
Both no 5.6 4.2 3.7 86.5 100.0 2,814
Man yes, woman no 4.4 6.5 4.9 84.2 100.0 535
Woman yes, man no * * * * 100.0 21
Both yes * * * * 100.0 8
Residence
Urban 14.0 7.3 4.8 73.9 100.0 499
Rural 4.1 4.0 3.8 88.1 100.0 2,879
Region
Northern 3.1 4.5 1.1 91.3 100.0 408
Central 3.1 3.1 2.1 91.7 100.0 1,555
Southern 9.0 6.0 6.7 78.3 100.0 1,415
Woman’s education
No education 5.7 4.5 4.1 85.7 100.0 449
Primary 5.2 4.0 3.8 87.0 100.0 2,212
Secondary 6.5 5.9 4.5 83.1 100.0 655
More than secondary 8.3 7.4 0.0 84.4 100.0 63
Man’s education
No education 7.6 4.6 5.3 82.4 100.0 273
Primary 5.6 4.5 3.3 86.7 100.0 2,014
Secondary 5.0 3.8 4.9 86.3 100.0 921
More than secondary 5.5 8.9 3.6 82.0 100.0 170
Wealth quintile
Lowest 3.6 2.9 3.9 89.7 100.0 614
Second 3.8 4.1 2.6 89.5 100.0 740
Middle 5.3 4.9 3.4 86.4 100.0 698
Fourth 5.0 4.7 4.3 86.0 100.0 669
Highest 10.3 5.9 5.6 78.3 100.0 657
Total couples 5.6 4.5 3.9 86.0 100.0 3,378
Notes: The table is based on couples for which a valid test result (positive or negative) is available for both partners.
Total includes seven couples with missing information on type of union. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-
49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been
suppressed.
1
A respondent is considered to have had multiple sexual partners in the past 12 months if he or she had sexual
intercourse with two or more people during this time period. (Respondents with multiple partners include polygynous
men who had sexual intercourse with two or more wives.)
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