Malawi 2015-16

Table B.8 Coverage of HIV testing by social and demographic characteristics: Men
Percent distribution of interviewed men 15-54 by HIV testing status, according to social and demographic characteristics
(unweighted), Malawi DHS 2015-16
Testing status
Characteristic DBS Tested 1
Refused to
provide blood
Absent at the
time of blood
collection
Other/
missing 2
Total
Number
Marital status
Never married 92.3 5.4 2.0 0.3 100.0 2,932
Ever had sexual intercourse 93.1 5.4 1.5 0.0 100.0 1,848
Never had sexual intercourse 91.0 5.4 3.0 0.7 100.0 1,084
Married/living together 91.3 6.3 2.0 0.3 100.0 4,284
Divorced or separated 90.7 5.8 2.7 0.9 100.0 226
Widowed 88.9 8.3 0.0 2.8 100.0 36
Type of union
In polygynous union 91.0 6.1 2.9 0.0 100.0 343
In non-polygynous union 91.3 6.4 2.0 0.3 100.0 3,941
Not currently in union 92.1 5.4 2.1 0.3 100.0 3,194
Ever had sexual intercourse
Yes 91.8 6.1 1.9 0.3 100.0 6,393
No 91.0 5.3 2.9 0.7 100.0 1,085
Male circumcision
Circumcised 90.4 6.9 2.3 0.4 100.0 1,922
Not circumcised 92.1 5.6 1.9 0.3 100.0 5,544
Don’t know/missing 91.7 8.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 12
Times slept away from home
in past 12 months
None 91.9 6.0 1.7 0.3 100.0 4,338
1-2 92.4 5.0 2.3 0.3 100.0 1,585
3-4 92.1 5.0 2.7 0.2 100.0 584
5+ 89.1 8.0 2.6 0.3 100.0 971
Time away in past 12 months
Away for more than 1 month 91.4 4.9 3.1 0.5 100.0 934
Away for less than 1 month 91.3 6.3 2.2 0.2 100.0 2,206
No away 91.9 6.0 1.7 0.3 100.0 4,338
Ethnic group
Chewa 94.5 4.4 0.9 0.2 100.0 2,327
Lomwe 90.1 7.1 2.4 0.5 100.0 1,318
Mang’anja 95.6 2.7 1.1 0.5 100.0 183
Ngoni 92.1 5.2 2.4 0.3 100.0 959
Nkhonde 86.4 8.8 4.8 0.0 100.0 125
Nyanja 92.1 6.3 1.6 0.0 100.0 127
Sena 94.7 4.4 0.9 0.0 100.0 318
Tonga 83.5 13.0 2.8 0.7 100.0 285
Tombuka 89.1 7.5 3.1 0.4 100.0 816
Yao 90.8 5.8 3.0 0.4 100.0 774
Other 87.8 7.3 4.1 0.8 100.0 246
Religion
Anglican 93.3 4.9 1.3 0.5 100.0 387
Catholic 93.0 4.4 2.2 0.4 100.0 1,392
CCAP 1 91.8 6.4 1.4 0.4 100.0 1,250
Muslim 89.9 7.4 2.3 0.3 100.0 726
Seventh Day Adventist/
Baptist 91.6 6.3 2.0 0.0 100.0 538
Other Christian 91.1 6.2 2.4 0.3 100.0 2,993
No religion 94.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 181
Other 72.7 27.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 11
Total 91.7 6.0 2.0 0.3 100.0 7,478
1
Includes all Dried Blood Samples (DBS) tested at the lab and for which there is a result, i.e., positive, negative, or indeterminate.
Indeterminate means that the sample went through the entire algorithm, but the final result was inconclusive.
2
Includes: (1) other results of blood collection (e.g., 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, not enough blood to complete the algorithm, etc.
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