TABLE. Progress Toward Target VMMC Coverage (%) in 11 Priority Regions of Tanzania by Age Group, 2010–2014.
Region | 10–14 Years | 15–19 Years | 20–24 Years | 25–29 Years | 30–34 Years | 35–49 Years | 15–49 Years | |||||||
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2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | |
Geita | 10 | 35 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 31 |
Iringaa | 15 | 100 | 32 | 99 | 35 | 72 | 24 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 26 | 40 | 29 | 63 |
Kagera | 19 | 40 | 34 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 36 | 48 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 48 | 38 | 51 |
Katavi | 12 | 31 | 27 | 47 | 30 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 38 |
Mbeya | 15 | 60 | 33 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 25 | 44 | 29 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 49 |
Mwanza | 28 | 45 | 42 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 75 | 56 | 67 |
Njombea | 15 | 100 | 32 | 100 | 35 | 97 | 24 | 68 | 28 | 53 | 26 | 43 | 29 | 80 |
Rukwa | 12 | 40 | 27 | 52 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 38 |
Shinyanga | 10 | 49 | 18 | 67 | 22 | 66 | 20 | 49 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 50 |
Simiyu | 10 | 47 | 18 | 58 | 22 | 55 | 20 | 41 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 44 |
Tabora | 19 | 49 | 33 | 63 | 40 | 59 | 36 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 39 | 49 | 38 | 55 |
All 11 priority regions | 20 | 55 | 40 | 75 | 49 | 70 | 41 | 60 | 46 | 55 | 43 | 54 | 44 | 63 |
Abbreviation: VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision.
Iringa and Njombe are traditionally non-circumcising regions that have made substantial progress toward their regional targets, including reaching complete VMMC saturation among adolescents.
Sources: Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2007-0826 and DMPPT (Decision Makers’ Program Planning Tool) 2.1 modeling by Project SOAR (Supporting Operational AIDS Research).