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. 2010 Nov 23;86(Suppl_2):ii72–ii83. doi: 10.1136/sti.2010.044933

Table 3.

HIV prevalence among young men and women aged 15–24 years from repeat national population-based surveys

Country Year of survey Type of survey Females 15–24 years p Value Males 15–24 years p Value
n Prevalence (%) SE n Prevalence (%) SE
Botswana 2004 BAIS II 1593 18.2 1.93 <0.001 1480 5.8 1.22 0.225
2008 BAIS III 1476 10.7 1.61 1338 4.8 1.17
Burundi 2002 Household 923 3.8 1.26 0.737 871 1.7 0.88 0.119
2007 Household 1306 3.5 1.02 1736 2.7 0.78
Kenya 2003 DHS 1369 5.9 1.27 0.681 1311 1.2 0.60 0.647
2007 AIS 2926 5.6 0.85 2209 1.4 0.50
South Africa 2002 HSRC 1123 12 1.94 0.825 976 6.1 1.53 0.005
2005 HSRC 2334 16.7 1.55 1785 4.4 0.97
2008 HSRC 1986 13.9 1.55 1631 3.6 0.92
UR Tanzania 2003.5 AIS 2388 4 0.80 0.402 2084 3 0.75 <0.001
2007.5 AIS 3286 3.6 0.65 2940 1.1 0.38
Zambia 2002 DHS 940 11.2 2.06 0.018 675 3 1.31 0.125
2007 DHS 2225 8.5 1.18 2027 4.3 0.90
Zimbabwe 2001.5 Young adult survey 3197 17.4 1.34 <0.001 2760 5 0.83 0.179
2005.5 DHS 3200 10.9 1.10 2939 4.3 0.74

AIS, AIDS indicator survey; BAIS, ; DHS, demographic and health survey; HSRC, Human Sciences Research Council.