August 2023

Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 - Supplemental Report for HIV Prevalence

This report is a supplent of the full report of RDHSVI2019/20(DHS6) published officially in December 2021 at Marriot hotel and at NISR and DHS Program websites.
The DHS6 has been implemented by NISR, RBC  with the support of Government of Rwanda and its partners institutions such USAID, UN Agencies and others
The DHS6 has been conducted countrywide in 500 villages(clusters) where interviews were conducted in 12949 households, on 14634 women and 6513 men.
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 2.7% in adults people 15 to 49 years
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 3.7% among women and 1.7% in men
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 3.7% in urban and 2.5% in rural areas.
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 3.8% in City of Kigali and 2.2% to 2.8% in other provinces.
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 14.7% among widows, 9.8% among separated or divorced,1.4% among singles and 2.9% among people in union.
The prevalence of HIV in Rwanda is 2.5% among uncircumcised and 1.1% in circumcised men.
The coverage rate for HIV Testing in   2019/20   is 99%

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