Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia

Table 1 Social Demographics and Other Characteristics of 15,388 women aged 15–49 years in Zambia with data on HIV testing

Characteristics	Frequency	(Percent)	95% CI
Age group (in Years)
15–19	3487	22.6	[21.9, 23.3]
20–24	2888	18.7	[18.1, 19.3]
25–34	4901	31.8	[31.0, 32.5]
35–49	4157	26.9	[26.2, 27.6]
Residence
urban	7316	47.4	[46.6, 48.2]
rural	8117	52.6	[51.8, 53.4]
Marital Status
Not Married	4456	28.9	[28.2, 29.6]
Married/Living together	9101	59.0	[58.2, 59.7]
Widowed/Divorced	1553	10.1	[9.6, 10.5]
Separated	323	2.0	[1.9, 2.3]
Socio-economic Status
Lower	5551	36.0	[35.2, 36.7]
Medium	3328	21.6	[20.9, 22.2]
Higher	6554	42.4	[41.7, 43.2]
Received Results after HIV test
No	207	1.7	[1.5, 1.9]
Yes	12,100	98.3	[98.1, 98.5]
Mode of HIV test
Client Initiated testing	4698	51.6	[50.6, 52.6]
Provider Initiated testing	3039	33.4	[32.4, 34.4]
Other	1367	15.0	[14.3, 15,8]
Place of Delivery
Home	2373	26.8	[25.9, 27.7]
Government Facility	5921	66.8	[65.8, 67.8]
Other	569	6.4	[5.8, 6.9]
ANC Included PMTCT
No	399	6.1	[5.6, 6.7]
Yes	6133	93.9	[93.3, 94.4]
HIV test Offered in ANC
No	313	4.8	[4.3, 5.4]
Yes	6198	95.2	[94.6, 95.7]

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