Malawi: cases and investigations

Unexpected infections in young adults, 2004: Malawi’s 2004 national Demographic and Health Survey reported unexpected HIV infections among youth aged 15-24 years. Among young men who said they were virgins, 2.0% were HIV-positive vs 2.1% of all young men. Among young women who said they were virgins, 2.5% were HIV-positive vs 9.1% for all young women. Source: Table 12.9 in: National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi], and ORC Macro. 2005. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, 2004. Calverton, Maryland: NSO and ORC Macro. Available at: http://www.measuredhs.com/publications/publication-FR175-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (accessed 27 January 2012).

Unexpected infections in young adults, 2010: Six years later, Malawi’s 2010 national Demographic and Health Survey reported similar frequencies of unexpected HIV infections among youth aged 15-24 years. Among young men who said they were virgins, 1.6% were HIV-positive vs 1.9% of all young men. Among young women who said they were virgins, 2.1% were HIV-positive vs 5.2% for all young women. Source: Table 14.8 in: National Statistical Office (NSO) and ICF Macro. 2011. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Zomba, Malawi, and Calverton, Maryland, USA: NSO and ICF Macro. Available at: http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR247/FR247.pdf (accessed 27 Januaary 2012).