Title: HIV / AIDS profile: Zambia.

POPLINE Document Number: 169070

Corporate Author(s):

United States. Bureau of the Census. Population Division. International Programs Center

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 2000 Jun. [6] p.

Abstract:

This paper presents the HIV/AIDS profile in Zambia. It is noted that there has been a marked decline in HIV prevalence among 15-19 year old women due to behavior change but there is little sign of change in overall prevalence among adult women. Among pregnant women, prevalence continued to rise throughout the 1990s, even in some rural areas. In general, though, rural areas had lower prevalence rates among pregnant women than in urban areas, ranging from 8-13% in 1998. It is also noted that seroprevalence among blood donors in Lusaka had fallen throughout the 1990s from 16% to 6%. The overall decline throughout the early to mid 1990s is most likely attributable to prescreening of donors.

Keywords:

AIDS
Statistics
Africa, Eastern
Social Sciences
Measurement
Population Characteristics
Blood Supply
Sex Behavior
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Research Methodology
Developing Countries
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Demographic Factors
Population
Equipment and Supplies
Behavior