Table 1

Overview of available Demographic and Health Surveys by October 2008

Area countrySurvey yearDemographic and Health Surveys (women population)HIV testing women populationNational HIV prevalencePercentage of sexually active among women aged 15–19
Countries from SSA
Southern SSA
 Swaziland20064987442425.941.4
 Lesotho20047905303123.542.9
Eastern SSA
 Zimbabwe20058907694718.132.1
 Malawi200411698268611.852.2
 Kenya2003819531516.742.2
 Rwanda20051132156563.012.1
 Ethiopia20051407057361.427.7
Middle SSA
 Cameroon20041065652275.554.7
 Congo Democratic Republic2007999544921.352.3
Western SSA
 Ghana2003569150972.239.0
 Burkina Faso20031247740861.848.4
 Liberia2007709263811.673.3
 Guinea2005795437721.559.9
 Mali20061458345281.555.4
 Niger2006922344060.761.1
 Senegal20051460242780.729.1
Countries from outside SSA
Caribbean
 Haiti20051075752302.240.6
 Dominican Republic200727195245640.838.5
South-East Asia
 Cambodia20051682380470.610.9
 India2005124385533320.327.8
  • SSA, Sub-Saharan Africa.