HIV Fact Sheet (english)

HIV Prevalence, Knowledge, and Behavior
Results from the Cape Verde 2005 Demographic and Health Survey (IDSR-II)
The 2005 Cape Verde Demographic and Health Survey (IDSR-II) included HIV testing of over 5,500
women and men. The IDSR-II shows that 0.8 percent
of Cape Verdians age 15-49 are infected by HIV-1 or
HIV-2. Prevalence of HIV-1 only is 0.4 percent.
Women
Men
Total
5.0
4.0
Percent
HIV Prevalence (HIV-1 and HIV-2)
HIV Prevention Knowledge
HIV Prevalence by Age (HIV-1 and HIV-2)
Men
Women
85
Percent of
women and
men who know
the following
ways of
avoiding AIDS:
3.0
Men 15-49
Women 15-49
93
74
81
56 59
2.0
1.1
Percent
0.8
infected with
0.4
HIV-1 or
HIV-2
Cape Verde
1.4
0.9
0.4
0.4
Urban
Using a
condom
1.0
0.7 0.6
Rural
HIV prevalence is higher among men than among
women (1.1% versus 0.4%). Prevalence is slightly
higher in urban areas than in rural areas (0.9%
versus 0.6%).
0
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Men have higher rates of HIV at all ages. For women, prevalence hits its peak at age 25-29, while prevalence among men is at its highest (5%) at age 45-49.
Limiting
Abstaining from
sex to one
sexual
uninfected,
intercourse
faithful partner
Almost all women and men know that using a condom
reduces the risk of HIV transmission. Three-quarters
know that limiting sex to one uninfected, faithful
partner reduces risk, while less than 60% know that
abstaining from sexual intercourse reduces risk.
Beliefs about HIV/AIDS
Women 15-49
2.5
HIV Prevalence (HIV-1 only)
Percent
infected
with HIV-1
0.3 0.50.4
Cape Verde
Men
2.0
Total
0.3 0.6 0.5
Urban
Percent
Women
0.3 0.4 0.3
Rural
Prevalence of HIV-1 is only 0.4%. HIV-1 is more
common among men than women and more
common in urban areas than in rural areas.
HIV Prevalence by Age (HIV-1 only)
Women
Men
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Men have higher rates of HIV-1 at almost all ages.
For both men and women, prevalence of HIV-1 hits
its peak at age 25-29.
Men 15-49
81 84
Percent of
women and
men who
know that:
78 83
45
52
A person can’t
A healthyAIDS cannot
looking person be transmitted be infected by
can have the
by mosquito sharing food with
someone who has
AIDS virus
bites
the AIDS virus
While most people know that a healthy-looking
person can have HIV and that a person cannot be
infected by sharing food with someone who has the
AIDS virus, only about half know that HIV cannot
be transmitted by mosquito bites.
HIV Testing During Antenatal Care
Tested, did not
receive results
5%
13%
Tested and
received results
Not tested
82%
Percent of women who gave birth
Only 13% ofinwomen
whobefore
gave the
birth
in the two years
the 2 years
survey
before the survey took an HIV test during antenatal
care and received the results.
Premarital Sex and Condom Use
Among Youth
Percent of unmarried youth who had sexual
intercourse in the year before the survey
63
46
Among the young
women who had
premarital sex, 58%
used a condom at
the last sex
Women
15-24
Among the young men
who had premarital sex,
77% used a condom at
the last sex
Men
15-24
Almost half of young women and more than six in
ten young men had premarital sex in the year before the survey. More than half of these young people
used a condom the last time they had sex.
Methodology and Response Rate:
HIV prevalence data were obtained from fingerstick dried blood spots
voluntarily provided by women age 15-49 and men age 15-59 who were
interviewed in the IDSR-II. Of the 6,699 eligible subjects who were interviewed during the survey (3,351 women age 15-49 and 3,348 men
age 15-59), 88 percent of women and 79 percent of men provided blood
spots.
For more information about the results of the 2005
Cape Verde Demographic and Health Survey, please
contact:
In Cape Verde:
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Av. Amílcar Cabral, CP 116 Plateau Praia, Cabo Verde
Telephone: (238) 261 38 27
Fax: (238) 261 1656
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ine.cv
2005 Cape Verde
Demographic and
Health Survey
(IDSR-II)
Ministério da Saúde
Serviço de Vigilância Epidemiológica
Palácio do Governo, C P. 47, Praia, Cabo Verde
Telephone: (238) 261 01 61/ (238) 2 61 01 16
Fax: (238) 261 01 25
In USA:
MEASURE DHS
Macro International Inc
11785 Beltsville Drive
Calverton, MD 20705 USA
Telephone: 301-572-0200
Fax: 301-572-0999
Internet: www.measuredhs.com
The IDSR-II was implemented by the Instituto Nacional de
Estatística and the Ministry of Health, with technical assistance
from Macro Internacional Inc. The IDSR-II was funded by the
Government of Cape Verde, USAID, CCS-SIDA, Cooperação
Portuguesa, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, and the World Food
Programme.
HIV Prevalence,
Knowledge, and
Behavior