Table 4.
HIV prevalence by region and by geographical locations.
|
Region |
Urban |
Rural |
Overall |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of pregnant women | HIV prevalence | Number of pregnant women | HIV prevalence | Number of pregnant women | HIV prevalence | |
| Adamawa | 475 | 3.16 | 202 | 3.47 | 677 | 3.25 |
| Centre | 541 | 9.70 | 137 | 8.76 | 678 | 9.51 |
| East | 317 | 9.68 | 380 | 9.79 | 697 | 9.74 |
| Far-North | 327 | 4.91 | 355 | 2.55 | 682 | 3.68 |
| Littoral | 448 | 3.14 | 169 | 4.73 | 617 | 3.58 |
| North | 406 | 3.95 | 312 | 0.96 | 718 | 2.65 |
| Northwest | 353 | 5.95 | 323 | 6.81 | 676 | 6.36 |
| West | 402 | 2.44 | 271 | 6.02 | 673 | 3.95 |
| South | 246 | 5.01 | 472 | 5.19 | 718 | 5.08 |
| Southwest | 411 | 9.76 | 300 | 8.70 | 711 | 9.07 |
| Total | 3905 | 5.58 | 2914 | 5.87 | 6819 | 5.70 |
In bold are high HIV prevalences (≥5%).