Within-Gender Changes in HIV Prevalence among Adults between 2005/6 and 2010/11 in Zimbabwe

Elizabeth Gonese, Tonderai Mapako, Janet Dzangare, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Peter H Kilmarx, Maarten J Postma, Stella Ngwende, John Mandisarisa, Ponesai Nyika, David A Mvere, Owen Mugurungi, Mufuta Tshimanga and Marinus van Hulst

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: Introduction: Zimbabwe has reported significant declines in HIV prevalence between 2005/06 and 2010/11 Demography and Health Surveys; a within-gender analysis to identify the magnitude and factors associated with this change, which can be masked, is critical for targeting interventions. Methods: We analyzed change in HIV prevalence for 6,947 women and 5,848 men in the 2005/06 survey and 7,313 women and 6,250 men in 2010/11 surveys using 2005/06 as referent. The data was analyzed taking into consideration the survey design and therefore the svy, mean command in Stata was used in both linear and logistic regression. Results: There were similar proportional declines in prevalence at national level for males (15% p=0.011) and females (16%,p=0.008). However, there were variations in decline by provincial setting, demographic variables of age, educational level and some sexual risk behaviours. In logistic regression analysis, statistically significant declines were observed among men in Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Harare (p

Date: 2015
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