Results from the 2011-12 HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey The 2011-12 Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey HIV Prevalence by Residence HIV Prevalence by Age (THMIS) measured HIV prevalence and assessed HIV/AIDS Urban Rural Tanzania total knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. 12 Percent HIV-positive, women and men age 15-49 10 Trends in HIV Prevalence in Tanzania 8 (Mainland and Combined) 8.9 6

7.2 Percent 2007-08 THMIS 2011-12 THMIS 6.2 4 5.1 5.1 5.2 Women 4.3 2 Percent HIV-positive 3.4 3.8 Men 0 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 6.6 6.2 Total Women Men 5.7 5.1 4.6 Age 3.8 15-49 15-49 15-49 HIV prevalence is higher among women (6.2%) than among Among both men and women, HIV prevalence generally Total Women Men men (3.8%). Tanzanians living in urban areas are more likely increases with age. Women have a higher HIV prevalence 15-49 15-49 15-49 to be HIV-positive than those living in rural areas (7.2% versus than men at each age group. 4.3%). Overall, 5.1% of Tanzanians age 15-49 are HIV-positive. HIV prevalence among women and men has decreased from 5.7% HIV Prevalence by Region Among couples where both partners were tested for in the 2007-08 THMIS to 5.1% in the 2011-12 THMIS. Percent of women and men age 15-49 HIV, 5% were discordant, which means one partner is who are HIV-positive HIV-positive and the other is not. Mara 4.8% 4.5% Mwanza Trends in HIV Prevalence in Mainland Tanzania 4.2% Simiyu Arusha HIV Prevalence by Marital Status Geita 3.6% 3.2% (Zanzibar Excluded) 4.7% Kilimanjaro Women 15-49 Men 15-49 Shinyanga 3.8% 2003-04 THIS 2007-08 THMIS 2011-12 THMIS 7.4% Pemba Kigoma Percent HIV-positive Percent HIV-positive Manyara 0.3% 3.4% Tabora 1.5% Tanga 5.1% Singida 2.4% (27.9) Unguja 24.7 Katavi 3.3% Dodoma 2.9% 1.2% 7.7 5.9% Morogoro 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.3 15.2 5.8 5.3 4.7 Iringa 3.8% Pwani 3.9 Rukwa 5.9% Mbeya 9.1% 8.9 6.2% 5.2 5.4 9.0% 6.9% 3.3 1.2 Total Women Men Lindi 14.8% 2.9% Never Married/ Divorced/ Widowed 15-49 15-49 15-49 Ruvuma married living together separated Tanzania 7.0% Mtwara In Mainland Tanzania, HIV prevalence among women and men 5.1% 4.1% Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. age 15-49 has decreased from 7.0% in the 2003-04 THIS to 5.3% in the 2011-12 THMIS. The decline in total HIV prevalence between 2003-04 and 2011-12 is statistically significant (7.0% HIV prevalence ranges from a low of less than 1% in Pemba HIV prevalence is highest among women and men who are versus 5.3%). Additionally, the decline is significant among and 1.2% in Unguja to a high of 14.8% in Njombe region. widowed and divorced/separated. Women and men who have men (6.3% versus 3.9%). never been married are least likely to be HIV-positive. HIV Testing and Counselling For more information on the results of the 2011-12 Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey, please contact: 2011-12 Tanzania HIV/AIDS 2007-08 THMIS 2011-12 THMIS In Tanzania: Percent ever tested and received results and Malaria Indicator Survey Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) 62 P.O. Box 76987, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (THMIS) 47 Telephone: 255.22.212.2651; Fax: 255.22.212.2427 37 www.tacaids.go.tz 27 National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) P.O. Box 796, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Women Men Telephone: 255.22.212.2722; Fax: 255.22.213.0852 15-49 15-49 www.nbs.go.tz HIV testing and counselling has increased tremendously; currently, 62% of women and 47% of men age 15-49 have ever In USA: ICF International been tested for HIV and received their results, compared with 11785 Beltsville Drive just 37% of women and 27% of men in 2007-08. Calverton, MD 20705 USA Telephone: 301-572-0200; Fax: 301-572-0999 Male circumcision is common in Tanzania with 72% of www.measuredhs.com men age 15-49 report having been circumcised. HIV www.statcompiler.com prevalence is 3.3% among circumcised men and 5.2% Prevalence of HIV among uncircumcised men. The 2011-12 Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey (THMIS) was implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) HIV Prevalence among Youth in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Government Statistician Women Men (OCGS-Zanzibar) from December 16, 2011 to May 24, 2012. The Percent of women and men age 15-24 HIV-positive Tanzania Commision for AIDS (TACAIDS) and the Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC) authorised the survey. Funding for the survey was 6.6 provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), and the 3.0 2.8 Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW). ICF International supported the survey through the MEASURE DHS project, a USAID- 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.2 0.6 funded programme providing support, technical assistance, and funding 15-17 18-19 20-22 23-24 for population and health surveys in countries worldwide. Age Overall, 2.0% of young women and men age 15-24 are HIV- positive. HIV prevalence among young women is higher than among young men, particularly for youth age 23-24 where TANZANIANS AND AMERICANS women are more than twice as likely to be infected as men IN PARTNERSHIP TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS (6.6% versus 2.8%).

Response rates and methodology: HIV prevalence data were obtained from blood samples voluntarily provided by women and men who were interviewed in the 2011-12 THMIS. Of the 20,811 eligible women and men age 15-49, 85% provided specimens for HIV testing.