Table 2

 National population surveys: individual response rates and HIV prevalence

ResultsBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCongoEquatorial GuineaGhanaGuineaKenyaLesothoMaliNigerRwandaRepublic of South Africa RHRURepublic of South Africa HSRCSenegalSierra LeoneTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
*Prevalence rates are usually for 15–49; Mali includes males 15–59; Burundi for 15+; South Africa RHRU for 15–24; Zimbabwe for 15–29; Congo for urban areas only.
NA, not available.
Year2003200220042003200420032005200320042001–0220022005200320052005200520042004–0520022001–02
Women
Tested92.3%NA92.1%NA80.60%89.3%92.5%76.3%80.7%85.2%NA97.3%68.2%68.3%84.5%NA83.5%88.3%79.4%76%
Refused4.4%NA5.4%NA0.30%5.7%5.0%14.4%12.0%9.0%NA1.1%12.6%30.2%9.8%NA12.3%5.8%15.7%12.9%
Absent1.9%NA2.1%NA19.1%3.3%0.2%6.0%2.4%NANA1.4%NA1.0%2.1%NA4.1%5.1%3.0%NA
    Interviewed0.7%NA0.4%NANA1.0%0.1%3.1%0.2%NANA0.2%NA1.3%NA1.1%
    Not interviewed1.1%NA1.7%NANA2.3%0.1%2.8%2.2%NANA1.3%NA0.8%NA4.1%5.1%2.0%NA
Result missing1.5%NA0.3%NANA1.7%2.3%3.3%4.9%NANA0.2%NA0.5%3.6%NA0.2%0.7%1.9%NA
Men
Tested85.8%NA89.7%NA69.4%80.0%87.8%70.3%68.0%75.6%NA95.4%68.2%62.2%75.6%NA77.0%82.5%73.3%73.0%
Refused6.6%NA5.7%NA1.1%10.7%8.7%13.0%16.6%14.0%NA2.0%12.6%34.6%15.7%NA13.9%5.1%14.9%9.6%
Absent4.8%NA4.1%NA29.5%7.2%0.4%12.2%7.0%NANA2.2%NA2.2%3.1%NA8.7%10.9%8.1%NA
    Interviewed1.3%NA0.4%NANA3.2%0.1%3.7%0.3%NANA0.2%NA1.3%NA1.7%NA
    Not Interviewed3.4%NA3.7%NANA4.0%0.2%8.5%6.6%NANA1.9%NA1.9%NA8.7%10.9%6.3%
Result missing2.8%NA0.5%NANA2.2%3.1%4.4%8.5%NANA0.4%NA1.1%5.5%NA0.4%0.7%3.7%NA
Adult HIV prevalence*1.8%3.6%5.5%4.2%3.2%2.2%1.5%6.7%23.5%1.7%0.9%3.0%10.2%16.2%0.7%1.5%7.0%7.1%15.6%16.5%