Table 2.
HIV prevalence by ANC site, 2003
| Sentinel Site | Locality | Number sampled |
Number HIV + |
% HIV + | (95% CI) |
| Kaporo Health Centre | Rural | 210 | 43 | 20.5 | (15.2–26.6) |
| Mbalachanda Health Centre | Rural | 193 | 28 | 14.5 | (9.9–20.3) |
| Rumphi District Hospital | Semi-urban | 517 | 84 | 16.2 | (13.2–19.8) |
| Nkhata-Bay District Hospital | Semi-urban | 522 | 126 | 24.1 | (20.6–28.1) |
| Mzuzu Health Centre | Urban | 846 | 176 | 20.8 | (18.1–23.7) |
| Kamboni Health Centre | Rural | 238 | 16 | 6.7 | (3.9–10.7) |
| Thonje Health Centre | Rural | 219 | 25 | 11.4 | (7.5–16.4) |
| Kasina Health Centre | Rural | 153 | 11 | 7.2 | (3.6–12.5) |
| Mchinji District Hospital | Semi-Urban | 548 | 99 | 18.1 | (15.0–21.6) |
| St. Anne's Mission Hospital | Semi-Urban | 272 | 27 | 9.9 | (6.6–14.1) |
| Ntcheu District Hospital | Semi-Urban | 500 | 110 | 22.0 | (18.5–25.9) |
| Lilongwe Bottom Hospital | Urban | 810 | 137 | 16.9 | (14.4–19.7) |
| Gawanani Health Centre | Rural | 206 | 35 | 17.0 | (12.1–22.8) |
| Milepa Health centre | Rural | 205 | 31 | 15.1 | (10.5–20.8) |
| Mianga Health centre | Rural | 203 | 47 | 23.2 | (17.5–29.6) |
| Mangochi District Hospital | Semi-Urban | 510 | 74 | 14.5 | (11.6–17.9) |
| Mulanje Mission Hospital | Semi-Urban | 510 | 122 | 23.9 | (20.3–27.9) |
| Nsanje District Hospital | Semi-Urban | 511 | 168 | 32.9 | (28.9–37.2) |
| Limbe Health Centre | Urban | 804 | 222 | 27.6 | (24.6–30.9) |
| Subtotal | Rural Semi-urban Urban |
1,627 3,890 2,460 |
236 810 535 |
14.5 20.8 21.7 |
(12.8–16.3) (19.6–22.1) (20.1–23.4) |
| Total | 7,977 | 1,581 | 19.8 | (19.0–20.7) |
Source: National AIDS Commission. HIV Sentinel Surveillance Report 2003. Lilongwe, 2003.