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An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Situation in
Tanzania
Dr. G. R. Somi
National AIDS Control Programme
Ministry of Health
Tanzania
REPORTED AIDS CASES, Tanzania, 1983 – 2000,
• 1983 - 3 cases Ndolage hospital, Kagera
• 1984 - also Tabora (2) and Kilimanjaro (1)
• Dec 1985 - 404 cases from 8 of the 20 regions,
322 (80%) from Kagera
• End of 1986 - All 20 regions had reported
• End of 2000 – 130,386, MOH estimates 660,000
cases
REPORTED AIDS CASES, TANZANIA, 2000
• Among 11,673 cases reported, 51% occurred among women
• 70.5% of all cases occurred among persons aged 25 - 49
• 15% of all cases occurred among youths aged 15 – 24
• Highest frequencies by sex were reported among women aged 25-29 and men aged 30–34
• These data suggest that females acquire infection and develop signs and symptoms at an earlier age than men, assuming same incubation period
Figure 2: Distribution of AIDS cases by age and sex, Jan - Dec 2000
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Case
s
Female
Male
REPORTED AIDS CASES BY MODE OF HIV
TRANSMISSION, TANZANIA, 1999
82%
6%
1%11%
Heterosexual
Mother-to-child
Blood transfussion
Not indicated
TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA AND MOSHI
RURAL DISTRICTS 1990-2000
0
5
10
15
20
25
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Pre
vale
nce
%
Mbeya rural
Moshi rural
TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA AND BUKOBA
URBAN DISTRICTS, 1990-2000
21.8
16.1
9.46.9
11.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Pre
vale
nce
%
Mbeya urban Bukoba urban
TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA BORDER AND
ROADSIDE SITES, 1990-2000
05
10152025303540
Prev
alen
ce %
Mbeya roadside
Mbeya border
ORPHANS IN TANZANIA 1991, 1996 AND 1999
5.1
2.5
0.5
6.2
2.9
0.6
6.4
3.5
1.1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Father died Mother died Both died
Perc
ent o
f chi
ldre
n un
der 1
5
1991
1996
1999
SUMMARY
• Prevalence among pregnant women has remained above 10% in all social geographical areas being tracked except Bukoba urban
• Rates vary by socio-geographic settings• Prevalence steady or fluctuating in the majority
of sites • Trend of children whose parents have died is
on increase• While these data has been useful in
characterising early epidemic, efforts are ongoing to improve the reliability of the national surveillance system
DATA SOURCES
• HOSPITAL AIDS CASES
– All hospitals
• ANC ATTENDEES
– ANCs selected by convenience
• BLOOD DONORS
– All hospitals providing BT services
• RESEARCH
An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Situation in
Tanzania
Dr. G. R. Somi
National AIDS Control Programme
Ministry of Health
Tanzania
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