Table 2.
HIV testing rates for black African men and women in 2010/2011 and 2012
| Men | Women | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | 2012 | 2010/2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| All | 34.1% | [31%, 37.3%] | 57% | [53.9%, 60.1%] | 48.5% | [45.8%, 51.2%] | 72.2% | [70%, 74.4%] | |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 15 to 24 | 20.4% | [17.8%, 23.1%] | 38.7% | [35.1%, 42.3%] | 42% | [38.6%, 45.4%] | 60.1% | [56%, 64.2%] | |
| 25 to 54 | 44% | [39.7%, 48.2%] | 68.5% | [65.1%, 71.9%] | 59.6% | [56.5%, 62.7%] | 84.7% | [82.8%, 86.6%] | |
| 55+ | 22.9% | [17.1%, 28.8%] | 46.1% | [40.7%, 51.5%] | 20.2% | [15.9%, 24.5%] | 47.8% | [43.9%, 51.7%] | |
| Education | |||||||||
| Less than Grade 9 | 25.8% | [21.1%, 30.6%] | 44% | [40%, 47.9%] | 32.8% | [29.9%, 35.7%] | 57.7% | [54.9%, 60.5%] | |
| Grades 9 to 11 | 33.4% | [29.5%, 37.4%] | 55.6% | [51.4%, 59.8%] | 53.6% | [49.8%, 57.4%] | 75.5% | [72.9%, 78.1%] | |
| Grade 12 (matric) | 41.6% | [35.8%, 47.5%] | 69.9% | [64.9%, 74.9%] | 63% | [58.3%, 67.8%] | 86.2% | [83.5%, 88.9%] | |
| Tertiary | 57% | [47.7%, 66.4%] | 81.7% | [76.2%, 87.1%] | 66.1% | [57.9%, 74.3%] | 83.4% | [74.6%, 92.2%] | |
| Bachelor's degree | 52.2% | [31.6%, 72.9%] | 79.8% | [67.8%, 91.9%] | 76.4% | [63.9%, 88.8%] | 94% | [89.9%, 98.2%] | |
| Poverty | |||||||||
| aPer capita household income <R661 | 23% | [19.9%, 26%] | 45% | [41.4%, 48.5%] | 43% | [40.1%, 46%] | 70.6% | [68.2%, 73%] | |
| Per capita household income >R661 | 42.1% | [38%, 46.2%] | 62.6% | [59.4%, 65.8%] | 55.3% | [52%, 58.7%] | 73.5% | [70.5%, 76.4%] | |
| Self-reported health | |||||||||
| Poor | 40.8% | [34.6%, 47%] | 53.7% | [46.6%, 60.8%] | 45.4% | [39.9%, 50.9%] | 65.8% | [62%, 69.7%] | |
| Good | 33.7% | [30.4%, 36.9%] | 57.3% | [54.1%, 60.5%] | 49% | [46.1%, 51.8%] | 73.1% | [70.8%, 75.5%] | |
| Religion | |||||||||
| Unimportant | 25.9% | [20.1%, 31.7%] | 53.9% | [46%, 61.8%] | 41.8% | [30.8%, 52.8%] | 68.4% | [62.2%, 74.6%] | |
| Important | 35.4% | [32%, 38.8%] | 57.4% | [54.5%, 60.3%] | 49% | [46.4%, 51.5%] | 72.4% | [70.1%, 74.7%] | |
| Geographical location | |||||||||
| Rural | 27.1% | [23.3%, 31%] | 47.4% | [43.8%, 51.1%] | 41.3% | [37.9%, 44.6%] | 67.3% | [64.6%, 69.9%] | |
| Urban informal | 27.4% | [20.3%, 34.4%] | 63% | [54.2%, 71.8%] | 53.4% | [47%, 59.8%] | 77.6% | [71.5%, 83.7%] | |
| Urban formal | 43.7% | [38.4%, 49%] | 64.2% | [60.2%, 68.2%] | 56% | [52.1%, 59.9%] | 76.3% | [73.4%, 79.2%] | |
| Number of observations | 5762 | 6189 | 8182 | 9164 | |||||
Notes: 95% confidence intervals in square brackets. Each cell represents the proportion of individuals in the denoted sample and survey year reporting ever having been tested for HIV. aThe US dollar equivalent (as of 30 June 2010) was $50.70. Variable descriptions are provided in the main text and Supplementary Table 1.