Table 1.

A Comparison of “Awareness” Versus “Accurate Knowledge”^a of HIV Status Among Sexually Active Adults Aged 15–49 in Malawi

Awareness (denoted in italics)	%	95% CI
Reports a previous HIV test and receipt of the result	68.1	66.7–69.4
Reports a previous HIV test but no receipt of the result	1.0	0.8–1.3
Reports never having a previous HIV test	30.8	29.5–32.2
Previous testing status unknown	0.1	0–0.1
Total	100	–
Accurate Knowledge (denoted in italics)	%	95% CI
HIV-positive and previous test reported to be positive	4.1	3.7–4.7
HIV-negative and previous test reported to be negative	57.6	56.2–9.0
HIV-positive and previous test reported to be negative	4.7	4.2–5.4
HIV-negative and previous test reported to be positive	0.2	0.1–0.3
Reports never having a previous HIV test	32.2	30.9–33.6
Previous test result unknown	1.1	0.8–1.4
Total	100	–

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MDHS, Malawi Demographic Health Survey.

^aAwareness of HIV status is defined as having had a prior HIV test and received the result. Accurate knowledge is defined as concordance between a self-reported most recent prior HIV result and the MDHS HIV test result.