Zim records decrease in HIV prevalence rate

The final results of the 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) show that the HIV prevalence rate in the country declined from 18% to 14% over the past 10 years.

The results of the survey, which were presented at a meeting organised by ZimStat and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday, showed that HIV prevalence among both men and women aged between 15 and 49 had decreased.

“However, there is a higher prevalence rate among women at 17% than men at 11%,” the report said.

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