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Table 2 Estimated HIV prevalence by setting, sex, education level and marital status of participants

From: The adult prevalence of HIV in Zambia: results from a population based mobile testing survey conducted in 2013–2014

Variable

Prevalence estimate (%)

95 % CI

Overall modelled HIV prevalence

6.6

5.8–7.4

By setting

 Rural

5.0

4.3–5.8

 Urban

9.8

8.8–10.7

By sex

  

 Male

5.2

4.4–5.9

 Female

7.7

6.8–8.7

By education level

 No schooling

5.9

4.8–7.0

 Primary school

7.1

6.0–8.3

 Secondary school

7.0

6.0–7.9

 Tertiary education

7.3

5.7–9.0

By marital status

 Never married

3.6

3.0–4.3

 Currently/living as married

6.9

5.9–8.0

 Divorced/separated

15.1

12.9–17.3

 Widowed

11.7

10.0–13.4