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Table 2 Trends in uptake of HIV testing among women aged 15–24 (percentage who have been tested for HIV and received results in the 2 years preceding the survey, by characteristics, in the 2003–2004 THIS and the 2007–2008 and 2011–2012 THMISs)

From: Factors associated with changes in uptake of HIV testing among young women (aged 15–24) in Tanzania from 2003 to 2012

 

Percentage point difference in HIV testing

Characteristics

2003/04 (n = 2 388)

2007/08 (n = 3 165)

2011/12 (n = 3 699)

Phase 1 2007–2003

Phase 2 2011–2007

2011–2003

Age (years)

 15–19

5.8

21.3

27.1

15.5

5.8

21.3

 20–24

7.3

41.5

55.9

34.2

14.4

48.6

Residence

 Urban

13.0

39.9

44.6

26.9

4.7

31.6

 Rural

3.2

27.5

38.1

24.3

10.6

34.9

Region (zone)

 Central

5.2

25.8

37.9

23.7

6.1

29.8

 Lake

5.3

23.9

36.5

26.8

7.3

34.1

 Northern

8.3

33.1

37.7

28.4

8.7

37.1

 Eastern

11.9

39.1

42.9

21.4

15.6

37.0

 Western

5.8

40.5

45.0

25.4

11.2

36.6

 South West Highlands

3.9

18.9

32.1

15.0

13.2

28.2

 Southern Highlands

3.1

41.7

48.4

38.6

6.7

45.3

 Southern

1.6

30.0

47.4

28.4

17.4

45.8

Education level

 No education

2.5

25.2

33.5

22.7

8.3

31.0

 Primary

5.9

30.5

40.1

24.6

9.6

34.2

 Secondary and above

16.3

40.7

42.5

24.4

1.8

26.2

Marital status

 Never married

6.8

20.2

27.9

13.4

7.7

21.1

 Ever married

6.3

41.8

54.5

35.5

12.7

48.2

Employment status

 Not employed

8.7

25.1

34.0

16.4

8.9

25.3

 Employed

5.3

34.6

42.9

29.3

8.3

37.6

Number of sexual partners over lifetime

 0

4.5

9.6

13.7

5.1

4.1

9.2

 1

7.9

38.5

48.3

30.6

9.8

40.4

 2

7.5

40.7

57.4

33.2

16.7

49.9

 3+

6.4

43.9

54.4

37.5

10.5

48.0

Blood test result

 HIV-negative

6.6

30.5

39.3

23.9

8.8

32.7

 HIV-positive

6.5

36.3

57.0

29.8

20.7

50.5

Had STI in last 12 months

 No

6.4

30.5

39.4

24.1

8.9

33.0

 Yes

17.2

49.2

62.2

32.0

13.0

45.0

Giving birth and receiving ANC

 No birth in the 2 years preceding the survey

8.3

22.6

26.5

14.3

3.9

18.2

 Gave birth and received ANC in the 2 years preceding the survey

2.8

48.6

69.0

45.8

20.4

66.2

 Gave birth but didn't receive ANC in the 2 years preceding the survey

6.9

25.3

44.9

18.4

19.6

38.0

Total

6.6

30.8

39.8

24.2

9.0

33.2