Table 4

 HIV prevalence among female and males

Number tested% PositiveF:M ratio95% CI
WomenMenWomenMenLowerUpper
For all surveys data are for 15–49, except Mali (male age range 15–59), Burundi (age range 12+) and Zimbabwe (15–29).
Number HIV positive calculated for Equatorial Guinea of 46 does not match the number in report of 52.
The weighted median was based on the countries population.
IQR, interquartile range.
Burkina Faso408630651.81.90.950.621.27
Burundi290926603.82.61.461.031.89
Cameroon522746726.84.11.661.371.94
Congo165717964.73.81.240.841.63
Equatorial Guinea8635863.42.91.170.481.86
Ghana509740472.71.51.801.262.34
Guinea387525021.90.92.111.123.10
Kenya315128518.74.61.891.512.27
Lesotho3031201226.419.31.371.221.51
Mali385429782.01.31.540.952.13
Niger299529871.31.01.340.701.98
SA HSRC5650359520.211.71.731.551.91
Rwanda567943393.62.31.571.201.93
Senegal452130040.90.42.250.813.69
Sierra Leone481234961.61.51.070.701.44
Tanzania575349947.76.31.221.051.39
Uganda929474258.15.81.401.241.56
Zambia2073173417.812.91.381.171.59
Zimbabwe5111563322.011.02.001.822.18
MedianIQRIQR
1.461.241.8
Weighted1.661.371.8