32%
Women ever tested
and received results
30%
Men ever tested
and received results
67%
Discriminatory attitudes
Women who've heard of HIV
30%
Youth knowledge
Young women 15-24 with comprehensive knowledge

HIV Testing

Percentage of adults age 15-49 who have been tested for HIV

HIV Testing by Gender

Ever tested and received results

Recent Testing (Last 12 Months)

Tested in past year and received results

Recent testing even lower

While 32% of women have ever been tested, only 11% were tested in the past 12 months. For men: 30% ever vs 9% recent.

Stigma persists

67% of women and 59% of men who have heard of HIV hold discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV. Rural areas show higher stigma (71% women, 62% men) than urban (63% women, 55% men).

Knowledge of HIV Prevention

Among young people age 15-24, what do they know about preventing HIV?

HIV risk reduced by using condoms
58%
Women
66%
Men
HIV risk reduced by having one uninfected partner
67%
Women
63%
Men
A healthy-looking person can have HIV
69%
Women
59%
Men
HIV cannot be transmitted by mosquitoes
72%
Women
64%
Men
Cannot get HIV by sharing food
74%
Women
65%
Men
Comprehensive knowledge (all of above)
30%
Women
22%
Men

Knowledge of HIV Treatment

Awareness of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission

Awareness of HIV Medicines

% of adults age 15-49 who know about:

Discriminatory Attitudes by Residence

% with discriminatory attitudes toward PLHIV

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