Key Findings: HIV Prevalence
Key Findings: HIV Prevalence
Key Findings HIV prevalence is low in Ethiopia, with 1.5 percent of the population age 15-49 HIV positive. Women have a higher HIV prevalence (1.9 percent) than men (1.0 percent). For both women and men HIV prevalence increases substantially as the number of lifetime sexual partners increases. General knowledge of AIDS is almost universal; 97 percent of women and 99 percent of men have heard of AIDS. Comprehensive knowledge of AIDS is uncommon. However, 19 percent of women and 32 percent of men have comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention methods. HIV/AIDS Estimates and Projections in Ethiopia, 2011-2016
2.0
Percentage HIV positive among women and men age 15-49 who were tested
Tigray
HIV Prevalence
Afar
All age group (15-49 Years) Among Young People (15-24 Years) Among Couples By Male Circumcision Children (0-14 Years)
Sex
Year
5.5% - 6.5%
4.4% - 5.4%
3.3% - 4.3%
2.2% - 3.2%
0 - 2.1%
1.5
Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who have heard of AIDS,
Women Total
Amhara Tigray
Awareness of HIV
Afar
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS HIV Prevention methods Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS prevention of mother-to-child transmission Children (0-14 Years)
1.0 0.9
Benshangul Gumuz
Sex
Somali
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
SNNPR
Oromia
Residence
5 4 3 2 1 0
Year
Total Women Men Total
Sex
96.3% - 99.9%
92.6% - 96.2%
89% - 92.5%
85.3% - 88%
0 - 85.2%
Urban
Rural
3.7
Education
3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0
3.1
Sex
Ed uc at i Pr on im ar y Se co nd ar Te y rti ar y
Lo w es Se t co n M d id dl Fo e ur t H h ig he st
Wealth Quintile
Sex
2 1.4
Women Men
Source:Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011 Central Statistical Agency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
0 15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
Among women age 15-49 HIV prevalence is 1.9 percent, and among men age 15-49 and 5-59, HIV prevalence is 1.0 percent. For women, HIV prevalence increases with age to a peak of 3.7 percent at age 30-34. For men, HIV prevalence increases from 0.0 percent at age 15-19 to 3.0 percent at age 3539 and drops thereafter. Overall, HIV prevalence is higher for women than men in most age groups.