Who has access to counseling and testing and anti-retroviral therapy in Malawi – an equity analysis

Table 2 Proportion of males and females accessing ART in Malawi

Projected populationⁱ		HIV prevalenceⁱⁱ		Estimated Infected populationⁱⁱⁱ		Number ever accessed ART^iv		Proportion on treatment
Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
6,275,533	6,482,350	10%	13%	627,553	648,235	33,617	51,551	5.2%	8.2%

ⁱNational Statistical Office projected population based on the 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Census
ⁱⁱMalawi Demographic and Health Survey 2004
ⁱⁱⁱProportion calculated from projected population and the HIV prevalence
^ivMoH report on patients accessing ART, MoH 2007