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. 2010 Feb 22;88(7):519–526. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.070185

Table 1. Income, prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in adults aged 15–49 years and survey coverage information for 12 sub-Saharan African countries, 2003–08.

Country, survey year and survey type Per capita GDP (PPP in US$)36 National HIV prevalence (%) No. tested
Overall HIV response rate (%)a
Women Men Women Men
Malawi, 2005, DHS25 667 11.8 2 864 2404 70 63
United Republic of Tanzania, 2007–08, AIS33 744 5.7 8 713 6332 90 80
Rwanda, 2005, DHS28 1206 3.0 5 679 4741 97 96
Kenya, 2003, DHS22 1240 6.7 3 285 2941 76 70
Zambia, 2008, DHS15 1358 14.3 5 711 5159 77 72
Uganda, 2004–05, SBS34 1454 6.4 10 227 8298 89 84
Côte d’Ivoire, 2005, AIS31 1648 4.7 4 566 3928 79 76
Zimbabwe, 2005–06, DHS30 2038 18.1 7 491 5554 76 63
Cameroon, 2004, DHS18 2299 5.5 5 287 5098 92 90
Ghana, 2003, DHS20 2408 2.2 5 311 4274 89 80
Lesotho, 2004, DHS23 3335 23.5 3 032 2246 81 68
Swaziland, 2006–07, DHS29 4824 25.9 7 061 5782 88 81

AIS, AIDS indicator survey; DHS, demographic and health survey; GDP, gross domestic product; PPP, purchasing power parity; SBS, sero-behavioural survey; US$, United States dollars.

a Overall response rate is the number of people tested divided by the number of surveyed individuals eligible for testing.